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WGUS51 KPHI 120639

FFWPHI

PAC089-120930-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

237 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 530 AM EDT.



* AT 232 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND 

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUALLY MOVING OVER THE SAME AREAS OF 

THE POCONOS. THIS HAS CAUSED RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN 

MONROE COUNTY.



THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

STREAMS.



REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THE WATER MAY BE 

DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



FOR THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION...PLEASE TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER 

RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION...OR YOUR CABLE 

TELEVISION OUTLET.



LAT...LON 4122 7521 4101 7512 4084 7548 4123 7550



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