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WFUS51 KPHI 131925

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PAC011-132100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED/CORRECTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

304 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 500 PM EDT.



* AT 259 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SERIES

  OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT CONTINUED TO MOVE THROUGH THE SAME

  REGION OF BERKS COUNTY. RADAR STORM ESTIMATES HAVE REACHED 

  TWO INCHES IN AN HOUR WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES

  POSSIBLE IF THE STORMS KEEP ON TRAINING THROUGH 4 PM. 



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.



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 4045 7559 4026 7572 4020 7596 4051 7576

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