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WGUS51 KPHI 221718

FFWPHI

DEC003-MDC015-PAC029-222315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1216 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

  NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE

  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 615 PM EST.



* AT 1213 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED..A BAND OF HEAVY

  RAIN THAT HAS PRODUCED UP TO HALF AN INCH PER HOUR. THIS WILL 

  CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. STORM TOTAL ALREADY EXCEED

  ONE INCH AND WITH ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION FROM SNOW MELT...SMALLER

  STREAMS IN THE REGION SHOULD BEGIN FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON. A 

  RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR THE COOCHS RIVER

  IN DELAWARE.







EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS 

WELL AS POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF 

FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF 

CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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

MOST 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 4017 7559 3947 7557 3945 7600 4004 7595



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