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WGUS71 KPHI 040312

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PAZ054-040400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1110 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT OVER 5 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS OCCURRED IN LOCATIONS SOUTH AND EAST OF JIM THORPE IN 

CARBON COUNTY. WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE 

COUNTY...AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNTIL 

AROUND MIDNIGHT. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN THE CLOSURE 

OF SEVERAL ROADWAYS IN SOUTHEASTERN CARBON COUNTY DUE TO FLOODING. 

ADDITIONAL RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. IN ADDITION...ROCK AND 

MUDSLIDES REMAIN POSSIBLE IN STEEP TERRAIN. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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