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WGUS51 KPHI 171910

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DEC005-172200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

307 PM EDT MON MAY 17 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE



* UNTIL 600 PM EDT.



* AT 302 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN 

HAD OCCURRED OVER CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE. RADAR ESTIMATED 

BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN JUST WEST OF GEORGETOWN 

DELAWARE BETWEEN 100 AND 300 PM...AND HEAVY RAIN WAS STILL FALLING 

IN THE AREA.



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 3878 7511 3848 7507 3848 7565 3881 7569



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