Flood Warning Just Issued for Warren County in Northwest NJ

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
553 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011

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WARREN NJ-BERKS PA-LEHIGH PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-CARBON PA-MONROE PA-
553 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
CARBON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 552 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. WITH UP
TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ALREADY FALLING, COMBINED WITH ANOTHER ONE TO
TWO INCHES THIS EVENING, EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4116 7516 4110 7499 4091 7477 4070 7498
4059 7518 4059 7526 4042 7549 4044 7553
4024 7570 4014 7589 4049 7644 4059 7603
4064 7600 4074 7578 4091 7600 4100 7575
4110 7577 4113 7564 4125 7550 4126 7514

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