FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1028 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...NEWARK...
BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WEST CHESTER...
DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA...
* UNTIL 415 PM EST
* AT 1021 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AS WELL AS
SPOTTERS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA INDICATED THAT BETWEEN ONE-HALF
INCH AND ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE LATE LAST NIGHT.
MUCH OF OUR SNOWPACK HAS ALSO MELTED. THIS HAS ADDED APPROXIMATELY
ANOTHER ONE-HALF INCH TO THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF LIQUID TO THE
RUNOFF.
MORE RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. THE WARNED
AREA COULD SEE ANOTHER HALF INCH OF RAIN AND AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH
OF WATER AS THE SNOW CONTINUES TO MELT.
SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS HAVE ALREADY RESPONDED. VALLEY CREEK IN
VALLEY FORGE HAS RISEN ABOVE CAUTION STAGE. CRUM CREEK IN NEWTOWN
SQUARE HAS RISEN ABOVE CAUTION STAGE. WHIT CLAY CREEK IN NEWARK
DELAWARE HAS ALSO RISEN ABOVE CAUTION STAGE.
ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MINOR FLOODING IS
EXPECTED.
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...
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 3987 7601 4011 7595 4024 7570 4044 7553
4042 7549 4062 7520 4056 7519 4053 7507
4043 7508 4040 7497 4032 7493 4017 7473
4012 7476 3998 7511 3988 7515 3984 7537
3963 7559 3963 7579 3973 7580 3972 7612
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KRUZDLO
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