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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

613 PM EDT THU APR 18 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY



* UNTIL 715 PM EDT.



* AT 609 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN CAMDEN COUNTY. RADAR BASED 

RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT UP TO 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 

ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONALLY...RAINFALL OF OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR 

CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN 

AREAS...ACROSS HIGHWAYS AND STREETS...AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS 

POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 3996 7504 3989 7500 3983 7506 3988 7512

          3996 7512



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