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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

331 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTMORELAND COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 630 PM EDT



* AT 331 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SUSTAINED 

  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR NEW ALEXANDER...ESPECIALLY ALONG UNION    

  RUN...THE LOYALHANNA CREEK...AND NINE MILE RUN. HEAVY RAINFALL IS  

  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHAT LEAST 4 PM.



<<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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