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WGUS51 KPHI 151612

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PAC011-152000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1210 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 400 PM EDT.



* AT 1203 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED ABOUT ONE TO

  ONE AND HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR ACROSS THIS AREA.

  MORE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AVERAGING BETWEEN HALF AN INCH TO AN

  INCH PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS AND

  START STREAM 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.



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 4062 7577 4016 7592 4023 7617 4061 7617



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