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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

354 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

  NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 700 PM EDT.



* AT 348 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO HIT THE REGION FOR THE NEXT 

SEVERAL HOURS. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO THREE INCHES AN HOUR CAN 

BE EXPECTED. STREAMS AND CREEKS CAN BE EXPECTED TO RISE RAPIDLY

AS THE HEAVY RAIN MOVES THROUGH.  



LOCALIZED FLOODING AND WATER RESCUES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED

FROM LEHIGH COUNTY.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. 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. VEHICLES

CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND.



FOR THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION...PLEASE TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER

RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION...OR YOUR CABLE

TELEVISION OUTLET.



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LAT...LON 4067 7522 4046 7549 4064 7579 4090 7516



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