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WGUS51 KPHI 221827

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PAC101-222230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

124 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 530 PM EST.



* AT 118 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN         

  FALLING OVER THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. THE FRANKFORD CREEK IS   

  RISING RAPIDLY AND SHOULD FLOOD BY 2 PM. IN ADDITION FLOODING IS 

  POSSIBLE ALONG SOME OF THE OTHER CREEKS IN THE CITY. POOR        

  DRAINAGE FLOODING WILL OCCUR ON ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 

HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS POOR DRAINAGE AREAS 

AND LOW LYING SPOTS.  



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 4011 7505 4006 7502 3998 7508 3989 7524

          4005 7523



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