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WGUS51 KPHI 100233

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PAC029-100530-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1033 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 130 AM EDT.



* AT 1030 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT 

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED MOVING NORTHWARD AT 15 TO 

20 MILES AN HOUR THROUGH WESTERN CHESTER COUNTY. A CAR WAS STUCK IN 

FLOOD WATERS IN WEST CALN TOWNSHIP...SO WATERS REMAIN HIGH IN THESE 

AREAS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED 

ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT 

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 4022 7568 3974 7579 3976 7605 4012 7591

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