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WGUS51 KPHI 111656

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PAC011-111945-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1255 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 345 PM EDT.



* AT 1250 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN

  HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. HOWEVER...THE MANATAWNY CREEK

  IN SPANGSVILLE CURRENTLY HAS A STAGE OF 6.09 FEET WHICH IS ABOVE

  THE FLOOD STAGE OF 6 FEET. ADDITIONAL RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL

  EARLIER TODAY WILL CAUSE THE MANATAWNY CREEK TO CONTINUE TO RISE. 

  THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE AFTERNOON. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. DO NOT DRIVE CARS AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH FLOODED 

AREAS. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. VEHICLES CAUGHT 

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



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