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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

609 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

  NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

  CARBON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY



* UNTIL 1000 AM EDT



* AT 600 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

FLASH FLOODING FROM PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE 

WARNED AREA. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN 

THE PAST 6 HOURS. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED STREET FLOODING 

IN THE BETHLEHEM AREA IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WIND GAP...

  WEATHERLY...SCHNECKSVILLE...POCONO PINES...PALMERTON...OLD

  ORCHARD...NORTHAMPTON...NESQUEHONING...NAZARETH...MOUNTAINHOME...

  MOUNT POCONO...LEHIGHTON...JIM THORPE...HELLERTOWN...EMMAUS...

  EASTON...EAST STROUDSBURG...EAST BANGOR...BRODHEADSVILLE...

  BELFAST...BATH...ANCIENT OAKS...WASHINGTON...OXFORD...BLAIRSTOWN

  AND BELVIDERE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

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

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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

ROADWAY...OR AROUND BARRICADES. 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.



LAT...LON 4063 7525 4047 7551 4059 7570 4067 7582

      4077 7576 4093 7594 4123 7524 4091 7480

      4071 7501



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