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BULLETIN - TEST

FLASH FLOOD WARNING  THIS IS A TEST 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

1030 AM EST TUE MAR 19 2002

 

      *** THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY ***

 * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN THE MENTIONED AREA *

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A TEST

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...



    ...CRAWFORD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA AND ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA.



THIS TEST WARNING WAS SENT AS PART OF A STATEWIDE DRILL IN

ORDER TO TEST SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS IN PENNSYLVANIA. THIS WEEK

HAS BEEN DECLARED SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK.

 

AT THIS TIME....LOCAL COMMUNITIES...SCHOOLS...BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE

INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE REHEARSING THE ACTIONS THEY WOULD TAKE IF 

FLOODING SHOULD OCCUR.



EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A PLAN IN CASE FLOODING OR ANOTHER DEVASTATING

WEATHER EVENT STRIKES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS

YOU TO BE PREPARED BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER OCCURS.



IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS WORK SMOOTHLY IN 

ORDER PASS ALONG VITAL WARNING INFORMATION. THOSE OF YOU WHO 

DISSEMINATE OUR WARNINGS PERFORM A VITAL SERVICE AND IT IS GREATLY 

APPRECIATED BY THE NWS AND THE CITIZENS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

 

GARY GARNET

WARNING/COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST

NWS CLEVELAND, OHIO

 

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