KPHI [290150]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS51 KPHI 290150
LSRPHI

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
950 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0205 PM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGTOWN 40.56N 75.29W
09/28/2008 M2.57 INCH BUCKS PA TRAINED SPOTTER

SINCE 7 AM TODAY, 2.57 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED IN
SPRINGTOWN.

0215 PM FLOOD BETHLEHEM 40.63N 75.37W
09/28/2008 NORTHAMPTON PA TRAINED SPOTTER

SOME FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND ROADS WAS
REPORTED IN THE BETHLEHEM AREA. ALSO, THERE WAS SOME
MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE MONOCACY CREEK.

0300 PM FLASH FLOOD FERNDALE 40.53N 75.18W
09/28/2008 BUCKS PA EMERGENCY MNGR

SEVERAL ROADS REPORTED TO BE WASHED OUT IN NOCKAMIXON
TOWNSHIP, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF ROUTE 611 NORTH OF ROUTE
412. ALSO, A SMALL STREAM OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS AND
FLOODED A YARD.

0443 PM HEAVY RAIN PHILADELPHIA 40.01N 75.13W
09/28/2008 M1.17 INCH PHILADELPHIA PA ASOS

1.17 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED AT THE NORTHEAST
PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT IN 30 MINUTES.

0515 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NW CROSSWICKS 40.18N 74.68W
09/28/2008 M1.50 INCH MERCER NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

1.50 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED IN 20 MINUTES NEAR
YARDVILLE.

0730 PM HEAVY RAIN CATASAUQUA 40.65N 75.46W
09/28/2008 M3.74 INCH LEHIGH PA PUBLIC

3.74 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED TODAY IN CATASAUQUA.

0750 PM FLOOD EDISON 40.53N 74.37W
09/28/2008 MIDDLESEX NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

STREET FLOODING REPORTED IN EDISON WITH THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT CALLED OUT.

0800 PM HEAVY RAIN ALLENTOWN 40.60N 75.48W
09/28/2008 M3.84 INCH LEHIGH PA ASOS

AS OF 8 PM, A TOTAL OF 3.84 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED
TODAY AT THE LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN
ALLENTOWN. THIS SURPASSED THE PREVIOUS DAILY RAINFALL
RECORD FOR THIS DATE OF 2.82 INCHES, WHICH WAS SET BACK
IN 2004.

0845 PM FLOOD SOCIETY HILL 40.53N 74.46W
09/28/2008 MIDDLESEX NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

INTERSTATE 287 FLOODED WITH 2 LEFT LANES REPORTED TO BE
IMPASSABLE.

&&

$$

ROBERTSON/GORSE

+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
To unsubscribe from WX-LSR send e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU with
"unsub wx-lsr" in the body of your message. For more information write cnovy@cox.net.