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WGUS71 KPHI 132158

FFSPHI

NJZ020-132230-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

530 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM FOR PARTS OF

   OCEAN COUNTY...



THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER OCEAN COUNTY BUT THE FLASH FLOOD

WARNING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 615 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE THREE

AND A HALF TO FOUR INCHES IN THE VICINITY OF BAYVILLE ALONG ROUTE 

9 IN LACEY TOWNSHIP. ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO THREE INCHES FELL IN A 

BAND FROM FORKED RIVER OVER TO OCEAN GATE AND SEASIDE HEIGHTS.



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.



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