THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA,
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA,
DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA,
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA,
UNTIL 730 PM EDT MONDAY
AT 730 AM EDT,MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO MOVE
INTO SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. SOME LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY
RECEIVED AN INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT WITH TOTALS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY. AS A RESULT,
THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE EXTENDED.
FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS AND IN AREAS OF
POOR DRAINAGE. ROADWAY FLOODING IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS, THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK
IT IS. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA, BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS,
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS,AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN
AREAS,HIGHWAYS,STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
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