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WGUS51 KCTP 180059

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PAC021-033-180645-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

852 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLEARFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

  CAMBRIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 300 AM EDT.



* AT 849 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THE   

POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE CHERRY TREE RESERVOIR DAM. HEAVY RAIN IN 

EXCESS OF 5 INCHES HAS CAUSED THE RESERVOIR TO FILL AND OFFICIALS 

REPORT THAT THE SIDES OF THE DAM ARE ERODING AND THERE IS THE 

POTENTIAL OF THE STRUCTURE FAILING.



IF THE DAM FAILS...A WAVE OF WATER UP TO 7 FEET DEEP COULD RAPIDLY 

MOVE DOWNSTREAM.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. TURN AROUND AND

FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING...HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.



LAT...LON 4062 7886 4058 7869 4083 7862 4086 7878



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