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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

506 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  LUZERNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 800 PM EDT.



* AT 449 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND NATIONAL

  WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES REPORTED NUMEROUS MUD SLIDES AND ROAD 

  WASHOUTS ALONG THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. A 10 MILE PORTION OF THE 

  TURNPIKE BETWEEN EXITS 35 AND 36 IS NOW CLOSED. BEAR CREEK IS ALSO 

  TOPPING THE DAM AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BRIDGE ON ROUTE 115. 



THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER

BEACH HAVEN...BEAR  CREEK...BUSHKILL... CONYNGHAM... DINGMANS 

FERRY...DRIFTON...DRUMS...MOUNTAIN TOP... FAIRVIEW HGTS... 

FREELAND...HAZLETON...PENOBSCOT...POND HILL... SLOCUM... 

STODDARTSVILLE...WEST HAZLETON AND WOODSIDE-DRIFTON.



RAPID FLOODING LIKELY WILL OCCUR OVER MANY OF THE SMALL STREAMS AND

CREEKS CLOSE TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED LOCATIONS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RAPIDLY FLOOD...POSSIBLY WASHING OUT

ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBY LOW AREAS.



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LAT...LON 4089 7616 4107 7493 4127 7484 4113 7624



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