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DEC003-092330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

335 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE



* UNTIL 730 PM EDT.



* AT 330 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER 

CLUSTER OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH 

NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO PREVIOUS RAIN

WHICH HAS FALLEN DURING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RADAR ESTIMATED UP TO 

3 INCHES SINCE NOON IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY SO FAR THIS 

AFTERNOON...WITH MORE RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH 500 PM.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. 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.



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

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

TELEVISION OUTLET.



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LAT...LON 3979 7551 3946 7560 3944 7576 3977 7572

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