Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Jul 12, 2004, 12:10 PM EDT (16:10 UTC)

Expired

Sep 28, 2004, 7:15 PM EDT

In force

78 days

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS51 KPHI 121611
FFWPHI
PAC011-121900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1210 PM EDT MON JUL 12 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF READING

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT

* AT NOON EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT  
FLOODING WAS CONTINUING IN THE CITY OF READING AND OTHER AREAS 
AROUND BERKS COUNTY.

UP TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED SO FAR TODAY AND MORE 
HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON THE MANATAWNY CREEK AT SPANGVILLE WHERE THE 
STREAM LEVEL IS CURRENTLY 6.34 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. A 
CREST OF 6.5 TO 7.0 FEET IS EXPECTED AT SPANGVILLE LATER THIS 
AFTERNOON.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

FOR THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION...PLEASE TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION...OR YOUR CABLE 
TELEVISION OUTLET.

LAT...LON 4044 7556 4017 7586 4033 7614 4059 7581

$$

AMC

000 
WGUS51 KPHI 282019
FFWPHI
PAC011-017-077-091-095-282315-
/X.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0015.040928T2016Z-040928T2315Z/
/0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
416 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
  LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
  NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
  BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 
  IN ADDITION...A NARROW BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN IS MOVING IN FROM THE  
  SOUTH. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR HAS BEEN REPORTED
  IN THE BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WIND GAP...
  EAST BANGOR...ALLENTOWN...READING...DOYLESTOWN...AND POTTSTOWN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE ARE THOSE STREAMS 
WHICH EXPERIENCED RISES EARLIER TODAY.

LAT...LON 4043 7623 4029 7596 4026 7557 4006 7531
      4017 7481 4045 7511 4070 7522 4093 7515

$$

JJM

Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.