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WGUS51 KPHI 212318

FFWPHI

DEC005-220300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

716 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE



* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.



* AT 712 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AROUND 3.5 INCHES

  OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR OVER PARTS OF THE SLAUGHTER

  CREEK BASIN. OTHER SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE YET TO MOVE 

  THROUGH EASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD

  CAUSE MORE FLASH FLOODING FARTHER SOUTHEAST INTO THE COUNTY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 3847 7553 3846 7507 3906 7504 3889 7548



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