[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Warning 21:36:57.9297

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FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
936 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020

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Lehigh PA-Carbon PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
936 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
  Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 130 AM EDT.

* At 934 PM EDT, state and county officials reported flooding in
  Monroe and Lehigh Counties. The Pennsylvania Department of
  Transportation has reported several road closures in Lower
  Macungie Township in Lehigh County. Additionally, State Highway
  413 in Monroe County is closed near Main Street in Coolbaugh
  Township. With steadier rain continuing in these areas, flooding
  is expected to continue for the next few hours.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Allentown, Easton, Lehighton, Mount Pocono, Bethlehem, Forks,
  Emmaus, Northampton, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Wilson,
  Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Bangor, Jim Thorpe, Slatington,
  Pen Argyl, Nesquehoning and Wind Gap.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 46 and 97.
 Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 45 and 76.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 278 and 314.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Protecting yourself from immediate threats to life and safety shall
take priority.  Whenever possible, as long as it does not cause
greater harm, all COVID-19 protective action guidance should be
followed.

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

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LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503 4109 7497
      4098 7514 4086 7505 4085 7509 4075 7519
      4060 7520 4053 7534 4042 7549 4067 7588
      4074 7576 4091 7599 4101 7573 4109 7577
      4113 7569 4112 7564 4123 7554 4125 7513

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CMS


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