[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flash Flood Statement 01:21:11.3562

[svrwx]

WGUS71 KPHI 220521
FFSPHI

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

PAC011-029-091-220615-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0077.000000T0000Z-180822T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Berks PA-Montgomery PA-Chester PA-
121 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM EDT FOR
BERKS...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTIES...

At 118 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding in
portions of Berks and Montgomery Counties. A mudslide was reported
at the intersection of Vermont Road and Hamshire Road in Cumru
Township, and a water rescue was reported in Upper Frederick
Township in Montgomery County. The Phoenixville gauge on French
Creek rose above flood stage in Chester County. Flash flooding will
continue in the warned area for the next hour.

Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Reading, West Chester, Pottstown, Phoenixville, Coatesville,
Wyomissing, Downingtown, Souderton, Birdsboro, Collegeville,
Royersford, Fleetwood, Sinking Spring, Laureldale, Parkesburg,
Trappe, East Greenville, Womelsdorf, Wernersville and Newmanstown.

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 4039 7620 4053 7597 4049 7560 4031 7531
      3999 7552 3984 7602 3987 7599 3993 7600
      3994 7598 3995 7600 4004 7593 4011 7594
      4014 7588 4033 7617 4036 7621

$$

CMS


---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus