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WGUS51 KPHI 110719

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PAC017-077-110915-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

316 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

  NORTHWESTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 515 AM EDT.



* AT 314 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

HEAVY SHOWERS MOVING SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS NORTHWESTERN BUCKS AND

SOUTHEASTERN LEHIGH COUNTIES.  RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY

EXCEED 2 INCHES.



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 4048 7528 4037 7538 4049 7554 4063 7544

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