[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flash Flood Statement 00:23:54.8997

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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1223 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2018

PAC017-077-095-220700-
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Lehigh PA-Bucks PA-Northampton PA-
1223 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR
LEHIGH...NORTHWESTERN BUCKS AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

At 1222 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that heavy rain was falling over the area. Up to three inches of
rain have already fallen, especially near and to the south of
Allentown. Flash flooding is imminent.

Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton, Quakertown,
Perkasie, Wilson, Souderton, Bedminster, Hellertown, Nazareth,
Slatington, Chalfont, Wind Gap, Bath, Dublin, Walnutport and
Ferndale.

Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible in the
warned area.

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 4079 7562 4081 7554 4083 7538 4086 7532
      4076 7518 4068 7520 4068 7517 4065 7520
      4057 7519 4058 7512 4055 7508 4026 7523
      4062 7581

$$

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