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WGUS51 KPHI 221902

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

159 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 600 PM EST.



* AT 154 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN 

  CONTINUED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

  PERSONNEL WAS REPORTING THAT THE DARBY CREEK WAS RUNNING 

  VERY HIGH. HEAVY RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TO EXIT DURING THE NEXT

  ONE TO TWO HOURS...BUT RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW MELT

  WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STREAM FLOODING AS WELL AS POOR DRAINAGE

  AND BASEMENT FLOODING.





EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 4000 7538 3983 7539 3977 7560 3990 7555

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