Flood Warning for Warren, Morris and Sussex Counties!

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
344 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

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CECIL MD-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-MORRIS NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-
DELAWARE PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-CHESTER PA-MONTGOMERY PA-BERKS PA-
LEHIGH PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-BUCKS PA-MONROE PA-NEW CASTLE DE-
344 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
NORTHERN CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
NORTHWESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
WESTERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...

* UNTIL 1145 AM EST

* AT 341 AM EST AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT WERE BEING AFFECTED BY RENEWED HEAVY RAIN EARLY THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL OCCUR EARLY
THIS MORNING...AND RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THIS MORNING.
MORNING COMMUTERS WILL FIND SEVERELY DEGRADED TRAVEL. DO NOT DRIVE
INTO WATER EVEN IF IT IS ONLY A SLIGHT COVERING...AND NEVER DRIVE
AROUND BARRICADES.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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.

DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS COULD PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK AND COST YOU
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN VEHICLE REPAIRS. FLOOD WATERS MAY BE DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK. TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

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LAT...LON 4128 7454 4112 7444 4104 7449 4101 7438
4090 7431 3960 7560 3959 7556 3958 7608
3974 7615 3987 7601 4014 7590 4050 7644
4059 7603 4071 7585 4082 7548 4115 7560
4126 7514 4116 7516 4109 7501 4134 7475

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