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WGUS51 KPHI 222156

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NJC007-015-PAC101-230145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

452 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED OR

EXTENDED A 



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA   

  CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

  GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY



* UNTIL 845 PM EST.



* AT 445 PM EST...HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON HAS PRODUCED 

  FLOODING IN THE WARNED COUNTIES. THE CURRENT HIGH TIDE IS SLOWING

  THE RUNOFF OF STREAMS IN THE REGION. IN CAMDEN COUNTY THE COOPER

  RIVER IS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. IN PHILADELPHIA THE PENNYPACK CREEK

  IS ALSO FLOODING AND THE WISSAHICKON CREEK IS RISING. GLOUCESTER

  COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS SMALL STREAMS WERE

  FLOODING. LIGHTER RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY 

  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 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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