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WGUS51 KPHI 011312

FFWPHI

PAC029-045-091-101-011515-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

908 AM EDT SUN AUG 1 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA 



* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT



* AT 905 AM EDT...ONGOING FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE 

  MANATAWNY CREEK IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY...WISSAHICKON CREEK IN

  PHILADELPHIA...VALLEY CREEK IN CHESTER COUNTY AND THE CRUM CREEK

  IN DELAWARE COUNTY. IN ADDITION OTHER SMALLER CREEKS ARE LIKELY

  OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS OVER AND THE RUNOFF FROM

  THE HEAVY RAIN HAS TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA STREAMS.

  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

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

TELEVISION OUTLET.



LAT...LON 4019 7573 3983 7556 4006 7498 4038 7548



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