BERKS PA-LEHIGH PA-CARBON PA-CHESTER PA- 137 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... CENTRAL BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... WESTERN LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... CARBON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... WESTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 330 AM EDT * AT 130 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM WESTERN CHESTER COUNTY AND CENTRAL BERKS COUNTY UP INTO WESTERN LEHIGH COUNTY AND CARBON COUNTY. THE BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WAS DRIFTING EASTWARD. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL RECEIVE A QUICK INCH TO INCH AND A HALF OF RAINFALL. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...AS WELL AS FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. 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.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 06:19:54 +0000
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