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EXPIRED12/18/2023 8:18:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
12/18/2023 8:18:00 AM until 12/19/2023 11:00:00 PM
Turn around...don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of New Jersey, including the following counties,
Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer. Portions of southeast
Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Bucks, Delaware,
Montgomery, and Philadelphia.
* WHEN...Until 130 PM EST.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 814 AM EST, as a result of the 2 and 4 inches of rain that
have fallen across the area since last evening, there were
several USGS river gauges above or near flood stage. Flooding
will continue through the morning hours.
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For South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill:
At 7:15am the stage was 8.89 feet.
Flood Stage is 9 feet.
...
For Pennypack Creek at Pennypack:
At 8:06am the stage was 10.31 feet.
Flood Stage is 7 feet.
- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood