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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

234 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY



* UNTIL 530 PM EST.



* AT 229 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN HAS 

  MOVED THROUGH CAMDEN COUNTY. RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN AND MELTING

  SNOW HAS CAUSED MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE COOPER RIVER. THE COOPER

  RIVER AT HADDONFIELD SHOULD CREST BETWEEN 3.0 AND 3.5 FEET THIS

  EVENING. POOR DRAINAGE AND BASEMENT FLOODING WILL CONTINUE 

  ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE COUNTY.



A 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 3974 7488 3963 7487 3992 7514 3996 7506



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