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WGUS71 KCTP 032103

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PAZ033-034-032230-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

457 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001





...HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES IN SOMERSET AND BEDFORD COUNTIES...



AT 453 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN SOUTHERN 

BEDFORD AND SOMERSET COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NEARLY STATIONARY.



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE 

WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY BE STARTING TO 

FILL AREA CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW SPOTS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 

THAT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED NEAR 

HYNDMAN...CENTERVILLE AND RAINSBURG. 



IF THE RAINFALL INTENSIFIES OR FLOODING IS REPORTED...A FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.



SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RAPIDLY FLOOD...POSSIBLY WASHING OUT

ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBY LOW AREAS.



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.



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LAT...LON 4012 7858 3974 7857 3973 7907 4011 7908



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