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WGUS51 KPHI 280531

FFWPHI

PAC017-280930-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

130 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 530 AM EDT.



* AT 123 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STORM TOTAL 

  ESTIMATES OF 2 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE PAST HOUR IN CENTRAL

  BUCKS COUNTY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING UPSTREAM AND

  WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BUCKS COUNTY DURING THE

  NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. 



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 UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



LAT...LON 4051 7517 4019 7480 4010 7491 4043 7535



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