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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

842 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY



* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT.



* AT 832 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 2.5 TO 3 

  INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE WESTERN PART OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN

  AN HOURS TIME WITH AS MUCH AS 4 TO 5 INCHES IN ABOUT AN HOUR AND A

  HALF.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED ROAD FLOODING NEAR

  HOPEWELL ALONG COLUMBIA HIGHWAY.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  SHILOH...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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