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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

617 PM EST WED NOV 5 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY



* UNTIL 915 PM EST.



* AT 615 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS

  WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS MOVING THROUGH MERCER COUNTY. A 

  SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN WITHIN 20 MINUTES.

  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE CURRENTLY UPSTREAM

  THROUGH BUCKS COUNTY AND WILL MOVE ACROSS MERCER COUNTY.



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 4039 7469 4024 7453 4017 7470 4031 7485



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