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WGUS51 KPHI 012045

FFWPHI

MDC029-035-012245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

440 PM EDT SUN SEP 1 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

  CENTRAL QUEEN ANNES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND



* UNTIL 645 PM EDT.



* AT 437 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY 

  STATIONARY AREA OF RAIN THAT WAS PRODUCING RAINFALL OF 

  AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR AND HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF INTENSIFICATION.

  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED BETWEEN 2.4 AND 4.8 INCHES

  OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER BOTH COUNTIES SO FAR TODAY.

  WITH THE BAND SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT AND RAINFALL RATES 

  INCREASING...THE LIKELIHOOD OF STREAM FLOODING IS INCREASING.



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.



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 3935 7577 3895 7598 3896 7633 3933 7621



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