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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

1203 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ARMSTRONG COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 300 AM EDT



* AT 1203 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY     

  HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ARMSTRONG COUNTY NEAR          

  KITTANNING AND FORD CITY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT OVER 2 INCHES OF    

  RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...LENAPE HEIGHTS...WEST

  HILLS AND WEST KITTANNING...



<<CALL TO ACTION>>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 TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE

FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER

BEGINS RISING.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

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