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WGUS51 KPHI 111942

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DEC005-112145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

339 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE



* UNTIL 545 PM EDT.



* AT 327 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED UP TO THREE INCHES 

  OF RAIN OVER PARTS OF SUSSEX COUNTY DURING THE PAST HOUR.  HEAVY 

  THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM OVER THE AREA SO ADDITIONAL RAIN IS 

  LIKELY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS. ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS 

AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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.



INTENSE LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IF

POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID

USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY

FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES.



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 3878 7517 3846 7515 3847 7569 3876 7571



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