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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1044 PM EDT TUE JUL 27 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA   

  NORTHEASTERN CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  

* UNTIL 230 AM EDT



* AT 1030 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

  INDICATED NUMEROUS HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING OVER NORTHEASTERN

  MARYLAND, SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.

  THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH OR NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MILES

  AN HOUR.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  YEADON...WEST GROVE...WEST CHESTER...SWARTHMORE...SPRING MOUNT...

  ROCKLEDGE...RADNOR TOWNSHIP...POTTSTOWN...PLYMOUTH MEETING...

  PHOENIXVILLE...PARKESBURG...PAOLI...OXFORD...NORRISTOWN...NETHER

  PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP...LIONVILLE...LIMA...LANSDALE...KING OF

  PRUSSIA...KENNETT SQUARE...HONEY BROOK...GILBERTSVILLE...

  ELVERSON...EAST LANSDOWNE...DREXEL HILL...DOWNINGTOWN...

  COLLEGEVILLE...COATESVILLE...BRYN MAWR...BROOMALL...BIRDSBORO...

  RISING SUN...NORTH EAST AND ELKTON.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM CONTINUING HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT, IN 

ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN EARLIER TODAY, WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...RURAL 

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER 

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



SOME CREEKS WHICH WERE OVER FLOOD STAGE AS OF 1030 PM INCLUDE:

MANATAWNY CREEK, AT SPANGVILLE IN SOUTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTY AS WELL 

AS AT POTTSTOWN IN NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA.

ALSO, THE EAST BRANCH OF THE PERKIOMEN CREEK AT SCHWENKSVILLE IN 

MONTGOMERY COUNTY. ALSO, THE WISSAHICKON CREEK AS WELL AS FRANKFORD 

CREEK IN PHILADELPHIA. IN ADDITION, VALLEY CREEK AT VALLEY FORGE IN 

CHESTER COUNTY WAS APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.



FOR THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION...PLEASE TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER

RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION...OR YOUR CABLE

TELEVISION OUTLET.



LAT...LON 3978 7609 3959 7605 3943 7584 3983 7578

      3989 7542 3990 7522 4007 7504 4051 7569

      4028 7603 4016 7589



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