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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

740 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007



PAC029-130145-

CHESTER PA-

740 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR

SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY...



AT 735 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED

AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS THOUGH ARE WEAKENING AND WILL BE MOVING OUT

OF THE WARNED AREA BY ABOUT 8 PM.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEST

CHESTER...PARKESBURG...DOWNINGTOWN AND COATESVILLE



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREA. SO FAR DOPPLER RADAR ONE HOUR STORM TOTAL ESTIMATES 

HAVE EXCEEDED TWO INCHES IN WEST BRADFORD...NEWLIN...EAST BRADFORD

AND POCOPSON TOWNSHIPS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS 

AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



LAT...LON 4001 7596 3975 7608 3975 7578 4000 7546



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