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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

150 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SCHUYLKILL COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 445 AM EDT.



* AT 145 AM...AN AUTOMATED GAGE AT LANDINGSVILLE ALONG THE 

SCHUYLKILL RIVER INDICATES SHARP WATER LEVEL RISES HAVE OCCURRED 

OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS.  THE LATEST READING HAVE EXCEDED PUBLISHED 

FLOOD STAGES FOR THIS POINT...AND THE SHARP RISES ARE IN RESPONSE TO 

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SATURDAY EVENING WHERE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 

INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN PORTIONS OF SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW MODERATE 

RAINFALL TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SCHUYLKILL 

COUNTY...AND CONTINUED RISES ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN 

THESE AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO 

RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



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