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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

349 PM EDT SAT JUN 16 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

UNTIL 800 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING



IN PENNSYLVANIA

  NORTHAMPTON                      CHESTER

  CARBON                           MONTGOMERY

  BUCKS                            BERKS

  MONROE                           LEHIGH



IN NEW JERSEY

  SUSSEX                           WARREN

  MORRIS                           SOMERSET

  MERCER                           HUNTERDON



IN DELAWARE

  NEW CASTLE



IN MARYLAND

  CECIL



THE REMAINS OF ONCE TROPICAL STORM ALLISON AND AN ADVANCING COLD 

FRONT FROM WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE SHOWERS AND 

EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT.  SOME OF THE 

RAIN CAN BE HEAVY AT TIMES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES MAY BE 

COMMON...WITH SOME AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS WILL 

LEAD TO FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ALONG WITH FLOODING OF SOME 

CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE

WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER...AND BE PREPARED FOR

IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR...OR A FLASH

FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 

DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. FOR ADDITIONAL 

WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI 

IN SMALL LETTERS.



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JWH

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