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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

657 PM EDT SUN AUG 12 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 900 PM EDT.



* AT 651 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

  UP TO 2.5 INCHES DURING THE PAST HOUR.  MORE HEAVY RAIN IS 

  EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.



THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE FROM HONEY BROOK TO JUST 

WEST OF ROYERSFORD IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 4025 7568 4010 7546 3988 7601 4011 7594



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