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WGUS51 KPHI 012046

FFWPHI

DEC003-020245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

341 PM EST WED JAN 1 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE CHRISTINA RIVER BASIN IN NORTHERN DELAWARE



* UNTIL 945 PM EST.



* AT 334 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED MORE RAIN WAS

  HEADED TOWARD THE CHRISTINA RIVER BASIN. THE HEAVIER RAIN 

  EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON HAS PRODUCED A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN 

  THE RIVER AND THE GAUGE AT COOCHS BRIDGE WAS WITHIN A FOOT 

  OF THE 9 FOOT FLOOD STAGE. THE COMBINATION OF ADDITIONAL RAIN 

  AND RUNOFF SHOULD MAKE THE RIVER EXCEED ITS 9 FOOT FLOOD 

  STAGE BETWEEN 415 PM AND 445 PM. IT SHOULD CREST AROUND 10 

  FEET EARLY THIS EVENING. 

 

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR 

VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER 

DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES 

CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER 

GROUND.



FOR THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION...PLEASE TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER

RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION...OR YOUR CABLE

TELEVISION OUTLET.



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LAT...LON 3980 7548 3953 7557 3962 7572 3976 7571



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