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WGUS51 KPHI 151250

FFWPHI

PAC029-151900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

847 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 300 PM EDT.



* AT 845 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND GROUND REPORTS 

  INDICATED THAT UP TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN 

  IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY. RECORD FLOODING IS BEING

  REPORTED ALONG THE RED CLAY CREEK IN KENNETH SQUARE. THIS IS

  A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. BY NO MEANS IS ANYONE

  TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES AND IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS APPROACHING

  YOU...HEAD FOR HIGHER GROUNDS IMMEDIATELY.

 

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 4009 7548 3976 7580 3976 7604 4015 7586



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