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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

520 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  CARBON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT.



* AT 515 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN LUZERNE 

COUNTY ACROSS NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY.  

THAT LINE CONTINUED TO DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH.



RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE IN THE 

REGION.  WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT PARTS OF NORTHERN 

MONROE COUNTY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN 

SINCE ABOUT 300 PM.  HIGHER AMOUNTS HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF 

LUZERNE COUNTY AND LACKAWANNA COUNTY.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN 

RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



INTENSE LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THE STORMS.  IF YOU OBSERVE 

THREATENING WEATHER...SEEK SHELTER AT ONCE.



FOR THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION...PLEASE TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER 

RADIO.



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LAT...LON 4090 7596 4076 7577 4085 7541 4107 7499

          4124 7517 4123 7549 4106 7576



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