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WGUS51 KPHI 221908

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NJC021-230100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

205 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY



* UNTIL 800 PM EST.



* AT 200 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN 

  CONTINUED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. THE ASSUNPINK CREEK IN

  TRENTON IS EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE BEFORE 3 PM. OTHER 

  SMALL STREAM...POOR DRAINAGE AND BASEMENT FLOODING WILL OCCUR

  IN THE COUNTY. THE ASSUNPINK CREEK IS EXPECTED TO CREST BETWEEN

  9 AND 10 FEET THIS EVENING.



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 4034 7470 4023 7463 4020 7478 4029 7485

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