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WGUS51 KPHI 011503

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PAC045-091-101-011700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1059 AM EDT SUN AUG 1 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED

THE 



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

 

* UNTIL 100 PM EDT



* ALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE WARNING AREA HAVE CRESTED...BUT

  SEVERAL ARE STILL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INCLUDING THE FRANKFORD AND 

  WISSAHICKON CREEKS IN PHILADELPHIA AND CRUM CREEK IN NEWTOWN SQUARE.

  A DOPPLER RADAR STORM TOTAL ESTIMATE OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL

  FROM ROXBOROUGH IN PHILADELPHIA SOUTHWEST THROUGH ARDMORE IN 

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY THROUGH MEDIA AND CHESTER HEIGHTS IN DELAWARE 

  COUNTY. 



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. NEVER DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.



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 3993 7548 3985 7541 4007 7500 4012 7523

      4001 7541



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