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WGUS71 KPHI 181640

FFSPHI

PAC017-029-045-091-181730-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1240 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DELAWARE...CHESTER... 

MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA.



MODERATE RAINFALL WITH RATES UP TO 1/2 INCH PER HOUR CONTINUES OVER 

PARTS OF BUCKS...MONTGOMERY AND DELAWARE COUNTIES. THE RAIN AREA IS 

MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF TO LIGHTER AMOUNTS OVER 

MOST OF CHESTER COUNTY.  



HOWEVER...MANY STREAMS IN THE AREA REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND SOME 

ARE STILL RISING. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN 

EFFECT. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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

WEATHER INFORMATION.



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