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WGUS51 KPHI 110606

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PAC091-110900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

201 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 500 AM EDT.



* AT 156 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS

NEAR GILBERTSVILLE...LAYFIELD...AND NEW HANOVER IN THE VICINITY OF

ROUTE 73.  THESE SHOWERS HAVE BEEN MOVING VERY SLOWLY AND COULD 

PRODUCE RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF 

TIME.



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 4043 7553 4035 7540 4020 7557 4028 7569

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