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WGUS51 KPHI 151221

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PAC011-091-151615-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

818 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTY 

  NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY 

 

* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT.



* AT 811 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT TWO TO FOUR 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND CREEKS 

ARE RISING RAPIDLY. FLOODING HAS JUST STARTED ALONG THE MANATAWNY 

CREEK IN POTTSTOWN AND MORE STREAMS ARE EXPECTED TO FLOOD IN THE 

AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT MORE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED 

ACROSS THE REGION AND THIS WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THE ONGOING FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



NEVER EVER DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.



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 4034 7535 4013 7545 4013 7552 4019 7557

          4025 7567 4017 7583 4018 7597 4056 7572



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