***SEVERE WEATHER ALERT*** Delaware County Flood Warning in effect until 2AM EDT TUE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 200 AM EDT TUESDAY AT 734 PM EDT SEVERAL STREAMS WERE IN FLOOD ACROSS AND ADJACENT THIS WARNING AREA INCLUDING THE VALLEY CREEK AT VALLEY FORGE THE CRUM CREEK AT NEWTOWN SQUARE AND THE CHESTER CREEK AT CHESTER. MANY OF THESE STREAMS WILL SUBSIDE RAPIDLY LATER THIS EVENING BUT ANOTHER BATCH OF VERY HEAVY RAIN APPEARS TO BE HEADED FOR THE WARNING AREA. IT SHOULD ARRIVE BETWEEN 930 PM AND 1030 PM AND IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN POCKETS OF RENEWED FLOODING OVERNIGHT. 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 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.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:41:46 +0000
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