[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flash Flood Warning 22:43:54.1036

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1043 PM EDT SUN JUL 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 500 AM EDT Monday

* At 1035 PM EDT...Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  four to six inches of rain had fallen across northern New Castle
  County in Delaware, and southeastern Chester and southwestern
  Delaware Counties in Pennsylvania earlier this evening.

* Flash flooding will likely continue into the overnight as area
  creeks and streams continue to rise rapidly in response to the
  excessive runoff while additional showers and thunderstorms move
  back into the area.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Wilmington, Newark, West Chester, Chester, Coatesville, Westtown,
  Downingtown, Elsmere, Kennett Square, Oxford, Parkesburg, West
  Grove, Honey Brook, Newport, Arden, Glen Roy, Stanton, Cheyney,
  Talleyville and Elam.

Additional rainfall amounts of one inch are possible in the warned
area.

Flood waters are moving down Red Clay Creek from Wooddale to Stanton
and down Brandywine Creek from Wilmington to locations downstream.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

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LAT...LON 3976 7606 3983 7604 3983 7602 3987 7599
      3995 7600 4004 7593 4011 7594 4008 7540
      4006 7539 4006 7535 3982 7538 3977 7546
      3970 7550 3971 7579 3972 7579 3972 7613

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JRK


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