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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

310 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ARMSTRONG COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 615 AM EDT



* AT 310 AM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ALONG BRIDGE     

  ROAD SOUTH OF WEST KITTANNING.  THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVER THE  

  NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WHICH WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING.



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

  HILLS AND WEST KITTANNING...



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.



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.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

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

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