[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Warning 07:46:43.3496

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WGUS41 KPHI 041146
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
746 AM EDT SAT AUG 4 2018

NJC037-041-041600-
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Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-
746 AM EDT SAT AUG 4 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has extended the

* Flood Warning for...
  Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until noon EDT.

* At 737 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding across
  portions of Sussex and Warren counties. In addition, local creeks
  and streams are also rising and flooding, including the Pequest
  River near Pequest. Although rain is beginning to taper off, up to
  4 to 5 inches of rainfall fell overnight in some areas. Residual
  flooding will continue for the next few hours.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Port Jervis, Newton, Montague, Hopatcong, Hackettstown, Washington,
  Blairstown, Mount Arlington, Franklin, Stanhope, Hamburg, Netcong,
  Belvidere, Harmony, Oxford, Ogdensburg, Alpha, Sussex, Hope and
  Hampton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All
interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 4120 7437 4097 7464 4092 7465 4090 7471
      4091 7476 4082 7483 4071 7497 4059 7519
      4075 7519 4079 7511 4085 7510 4086 7505
      4098 7514 4109 7497 4109 7499 4110 7498
      4116 7490 4132 7480 4136 7469

$$

Robertson


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