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WGUS51 KPHI 130109

FFWPHI

PAC029-130300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

905 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 1100 PM EDT.



* AT 845 PM EDT...THE RIVER GAUGE AT PHOENIXVILLE ON FRENCH CREEK 

  SHOWED A READING OF 8.77 FEET AND RISING. FLOOD STAGE THERE IS 

  8.0 FEET.

 

ALTHOUGH RAIN HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING OVER CHESTER COUNTY... 

RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL EARLIER THIS

EVENING. SOME FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE 

OF HOURS ALONG THE FRENCH CREEK.



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.



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 7600 4012 7594



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