[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flash Flood Statement 20:21:08.2228

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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
821 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2020

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Berks PA-
821 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2020

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL BERKS COUNTY...

At 819 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated gauges indicated the
thunderstorms that produced heavy rain earlier had left the warned
area. However, it will take time for the water to recede and
additional light rain showers are possible. Up to two inches of rain
have already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
         and low lying areas.

Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Reading, Wyomissing, Kutztown, Fleetwood, Sinking Spring, Laureldale,
Womelsdorf, Wernersville, Robesonia, Leesport, Lyons, Spring Ridge,
Fairview Hgts, Shillington, West Reading, Mount Penn, Mohnton,
Kenhorst, St. Lawrence and West Lawn.

Additional rainfall amounts of up to one inch are possible in the
warned area.

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.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4053 7581 4041 7562 4020 7597 4031 7614
      4036 7621 4038 7625

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

SFJ


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