THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 1130 AM EDT * AT 934 AM EDT DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING SLOWLY MEANDERING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS COULD DROP AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN WITHIN AN HOUR AND CAUSE POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. IN ADDITION WE ARE APPROACHING HIGH TIDE ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER. 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. PLEASE BE WARY IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN AND AROUND SOUTH PHILADELPHIA AND CAMDEN.
Monday, September 2, 2013
Flood advisory now also includes the Philadelphia metro area
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