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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

802 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTMORELAND COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT



* AT 802 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY 

HEAVY AND SUSTAINED RAINFALL OVER THE LATROBE AREA AND ALONG THE 

LOYALHANNA CREEK. HIGH RAINFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 830 

PM...CAUSING URBAN FLOODING. DRAINAGE SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY OVERFLOW 

IN LATROBE...CAUSING STREET FLOODING.





<<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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