[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Statement 06:20:00.0555

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

PAC017-077-095-221045-
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Lehigh PA-Bucks PA-Northampton PA-
619 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2018

...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR LEHIGH...
NORTHWESTERN BUCKS AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

At 617 AM EDT, reporting gauges indicated flooding continuing on
Little Lehigh Creek at Little Lehigh Park in Allentown. The level
continues to rise at the 10th Street gauge in Allentown as well.
Several roads remain closed in Upper and Lower Macungie Townships.
The flood warning will likely be extended in time soon.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4078 7563 4083 7538 4085 7533 4076 7518
      4068 7520 4068 7517 4065 7520 4057 7519
      4058 7512 4055 7508 4026 7523 4061 7580
      4063 7580

$$

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