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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1054 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2001





...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 400 PM EDT SATURDAY

AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS



IN PENNSYLVANIA

  NORTHAMPTON                      CHESTER

  CARBON                           MONTGOMERY

  PHILADELPHIA                     BUCKS

  BERKS                            MONROE

  LEHIGH                           DELAWARE





IN DELAWARE

  NEW CASTLE



IN MARYLAND

  CECIL



WARM AND HUMID AIR COVERS THE AREA WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED INTO 

THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS 

MORNING WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL HELP FORCE 

THE WARM AND HUMID AIR INTO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.



ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 

PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES AND MAY 

EVEN APPROACH FIVE INCHES. THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM EARLIER 

RAINS...THUS THE THREAT EXISTS FOR SERIOUS STREET AND HIGHWAY 

FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD THREAT EXISTS ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE INDICATED

AREAS. URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PEOPLE

ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY IF

HEAVY RAIN OCCURS. BE READY TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF FLASH FLOODING IS

OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD AT A

BRIDGE...DIP OR LOW SPOT...OR IS FLOWING ACROSS THE ROAD...STOP AND

TURN AROUND.





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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