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WGUS51 KPHI 190751

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PAC011-191100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

347 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 700 AM EDT.



* AT 341 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SOME RESIDUAL

  THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. THE 

  HEAVIEST RAINS WERE OVER AND FELL AROUND THE HAMBURG AREA 

  AND BETWEEN LYONS...KUTZTOWN AND TOPTON IN THE EASTERN PART

  OF THE COUNTY. DOPPLER STORM TOTAL ESTIMATES EXCEEDED FOUR INCHES

  IN THOSE AREAS...MOST OF WHICH FELL BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM. 

  WHILE THE WORST APPEARS OVER...SOME OF THE HEAVY RAIN WILL 

  STILL HAVE TO DRAIN THROUGH SWOLLEN AND OR FLOODING SMALL STREAMS.  



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 4067 7589 4044 7557 4042 7626 4050 7631



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