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WGUS51 KPHI 100030

FFWPHI

MDC015-029-PAC029-100230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

830 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

  KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

  WESTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT.



* AT 825 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A 

PERSISTENT AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ABOVE 

WARNED COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN 1 

HOUR...WHICH IS IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN WHICH FELL EARLIER THIS 

AFTERNOON.



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 4009 7583 3929 7579 3925 7611 3966 7614

          3996 7596 4011 7591

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