National Weather Service Warns: More Floods Coming

The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for the Philadelphia region, lasting until 1:45 p.m.. Here’s the full, ALL CAPS report:

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
956 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

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WARREN NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-
MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-CARBON PA-DELAWARE PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-
NEW CASTLE DE-CHESTER PA-
956 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
WESTERN WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY…
WESTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY…
BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA…
BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…
LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA…
MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…
CARBON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…
DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA…
NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE…
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…

* UNTIL 145 PM EDT

* AT 952 AM EDT…RAIN WAS INTENSIFYING ACROSS EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY. UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN PER HOUR
WAS FALLING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND. MINOR FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS, AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
AND LOW LYING SPOTS, INCLUDING UNDERPASSES, IS ALSO LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.