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WGUS71 KCTP 041737

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PAZ058-041930-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

126 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2001





...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ACROSS THE EASTERN TIP OF 

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...



VERY SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINS 

ACROSS A LOCALIZED AREA...BETWEEN ANDREAS AND SNYDERS. THIS SAME 

AREA RECEIVED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FRIDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE 

STORMS WILL WEAKEN...THEY MAY REFORM AGAIN OVER THE SAME AREA THIS 

AFTERNOON.



RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE 

RAPIDLY. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER WILL OCCUR ON 

ROADS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.



SHOULD THE RAIN...WHICH IS FALLING AT THE RATE OF OVER AN INCH PER 

HOUR...PERSIST INTO THE MID AFTERNOON...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY 

NEED TO BE ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 

DETAILS OR UPDATES. REPORT ANY OCCURRENCE OF FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL 

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...AND ASK THEM TO RELAY IT TO THE NEAREST 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.



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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT 

WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/LWX



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