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WGUS51 KPHI 171436

FFWPHI

NJC035-171730-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

933 AM EST SUN NOV 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY



* UNTIL 1230 PM EST.



* HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT HAS CAUSED MINOR FLOODING ALONG SECTIONS OF

  THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE RARITAN RIVER AS WELL AS THE MILLSTONE

  RIVER. MINOR FLOODING SHOULD CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS MORNING.

  MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO 

  EXACERBATE OR CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS.  



A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST 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 4053 7451 4041 7459 4044 7475 4071 7472



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