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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

843 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001





AT 838 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN AN AREA 

FROM COLUMBUS AND SPRING CREEK TO PITTSFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 

20 MPH.



THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

OVER THE LAST 2 HOURS.  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS MOVING INTO THE 

COUNTY FROM THE NORTHWEST.  WHILE NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT THIS 

TIME...THE RAINFALL COULD CAUSE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS TO EXCEED 

BANKFULL CONDITIONS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED...A WARNING WILL 

BE ISSUED LATER THIS MORNING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



CAMPERS IN WARREN COUNTY SHOULD PREPARE TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND 

IF THE HEAVY RAIN CAUSES FLOODING.



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ONDREJIK/SCHOENEMAN



LAT...LON 4198 7972 4168 7955 4169 7916 4199 7908

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