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Maple Shade Township Police Department
Saturday January 6th, 2024 :: 06:12 p.m. EST

Advisory

Flood Advisory until 12:15AM Sunday

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southern New Jersey, including the following counties, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester and southeast Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia.

* WHEN...Until 1215 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 610 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly across portions of the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Philadelphia, Camden, Gloucester City, Cherry Hill, Bensalem, Mount Laurel, Willingboro, Deptford, West Deptford, Florence, Bellmawr and Yeadon. - This includes the following highways... Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 17 and 54. New Jersey Turnpike between exits 3 and 6A. Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 337 and 351. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 9 and 40. Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1. Interstate 676 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 4. Interstate 76 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 342 and 359. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... CAMDEN, NJ ... GLOUCESTER, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... DELAWARE, PA ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... PHILADELPHIA, PA

Instructions:

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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.

Address/Location
Maple Shade Township Police Department
200 N Stiles Ave
Maple Shade Township, NJ 08052

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 856-234-8300

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Advisory

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