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WGUS71 KPHI 060045

FFSPHI

NJC021-PAC017-029-091-060215-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

737 PM EST WED NOV 5 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...

BUCKS AND MERCER COUNTIES...



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR CHESTER... 

MONTGOMERY...BUCKS AND MERCER COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS

MOVED AWAY FROM THE WARNED COUNTIES. BUT RISES ON STREAMS 

ARE CONTINUING AND LEFTOVER POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING PERSISTED.



THE VALLEY CREEK IN CHESTER COUNTY SHOULD BE CRESTING CLOSE TO ITS

SEVEN FOOT FLOOD STAGE DURING THE NEXT HOUR. SIGNIFICANT BUT WITHIN 

BANKFULL RISES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ASSUNPINK CREEK IN MERCER 

COUNTY AND THE NESHAMINY CREEK IN BUCKS COUNTY.  

 

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...

ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN THE WATER BEGINS RISING.

AVOID ROADS THAT ARE PRONE TO POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. FALLEN LEAVES 

WILL EXACERBATE THE FLOODING AS THEY WILL EITHER CLOG OR IMPEDE THE 

FLOW OF WATER INTO CATCH BASINS. 



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

WEATHER INFORMATION.



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