[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flash Flood Statement 21:00:18.1959

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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
900 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2018

DEC005-120400-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sussex DE-
900 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 859 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain in northern Sussex County.  The rate of rainfall...one to two
inches per hour...will cause flash flooding within the heavier
rainbands as the storms move southeast through the county.

Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Georgetown, Milford, Seaford, Millsboro, Laurel, Lewes, Milton,
Selbyville, Bridgeville, Delmar, Dagsboro, Millville, Ellendale,
Henlopen Acres, Gumboro, Cape Henlopen State Park, Sycamore, Long
Neck, Ocean View and Blades.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3846 7569 3883 7572 3884 7555 3892 7544
      3892 7541 3896 7538 3892 7528 3881 7514
      3881 7506 3845 7505

$$

JJM


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