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WGUS51 KPHI 111419

FFWPHI

PAC011-111715-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1017 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 115 PM EDT.



* AT 1015 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STORM TOTAL 

  PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST

  BERKS COUNTY. THE MANATAWNY CREEK IN SPANGSVILLE IS WITHIN TWO

  TENTHS OF A FOOT OF ITS FLOOD STAGE AND WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN  

  EXPECTED...THE CREEK SHOULD EXCEED ITS FLOOD STAGE AROUND 11 AM.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE

YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER

DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES

CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND.



FOR THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION...PLEASE TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER

RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION...OR YOUR CABLE

TELEVISION OUTLET.



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LAT...LON 4040 7554 4022 7586 4032 7616 4054 7574



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