7TH THUNDERSTORM IN 4 HOURS

[angelwing]

I've lived in Philly my whole life and never experienced anything like this!
It started at 3PM and hasn't ceased yet!


WGUS51 KPHI 172300
FFWPHI
PAC091-101-180200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
658 PM EDT SUN JUL 17 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHWESTERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 656 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 2
TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PHILADELPHIA AND WILLOW GROVE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.

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. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.

LAT...LON 4009 7526 3997 7527 4000 7511 4014 7502
4024 7518

$$

NIERENBERG

[Hurricaneman]

Stay safe

[Swimdude]

Whew... Houston has just gone 7 days in a row with rain. Not too shabby!

[mike18xx]

Weirdest storm I ever saw dumped 7" in 45 minutes -- and not a single crack of thunder despite coming down like a Brazillian toad-strangler.

[Hurricaneman]

Unbelieveable rain I would say