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WGUS51 KPHI 111847

FFWPHI

PAC077-112015-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

245 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 415 PM EDT.



* AT 230 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT

  FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE SOUTH ALLENTOWN AREA...SALISBURY TWP... 

  AND NEARBY AREAS.



RADAR INDICATES THAT THE RAIN HAS DIMINSHED FOR THE TIME BEING...SO 

FLOOD WATERS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE.  HOWEVER SOME FLOODING IS 

LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 4067 7551 4054 7538 4045 7551 4056 7568



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