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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

642 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA

  MERCER COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 9:45 PM EDT



* AT 6:42 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED          

  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN MERCER AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE     

  COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT ONE INCH OF     

  RAIN HAS FALLEN IN 30 MINUTES ALONG THE TRIBUTARIES OF THE         

  SHENANGO RIVER NEAR WEST MIDDLESEX.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BESSEMER...MERCER...NEW   

  CASTLE...NEW WILMINGTON AND OAKWOOD.



<<CALL TO ACTION>>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.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.



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