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WGUS71 KPHI 112149

FFSPHI

DEC003-112315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

541 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY...



AT 540 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

CONTINUED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW 

CASTLE COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON FAUKLAND 

ROAD WEST OF ROUTE 141...NEAR RED CLAY CREEK.  WATER WAS REPORTED 

RISING RAPIDLY AND APPROACHING NEARBY RESIDENCES. 



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATES THE HARDEST HIT AREAS HAVE HAD 

OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST TWO HOURS 



THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.  IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA PRONE 

TO FLOODING...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  



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.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR THE LATEST SEVERE

WEATHER INFORMATION.



REPEATING...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN NEW 

CASTLE COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM EDT.



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