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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

805 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CECIL COUNTY IN MARYLAND

  KENT COUNTY IN MARYLAND

  NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...NEWARK

  CHESTER COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA

  DELAWARE COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA

  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA

  

* UNTIL 200 AM EDT



* VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER THE WARNING AREA.

  MANY SMALLER CREEKS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND WILL CONTINUE

  TO DO SO FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY

  THE CHRISTINA...WHITE AND RED CLAY CREEKS ARE FLOODING.

  IN PHILADELPHIA THE FRANKFORD AND WISSAHICKON CREEKS ARE 

  FLOODING. IN DELAWARE COUNTY THE DARBY AND HERMESPROTA CREEKS

  ARE FLOODING. DOPPLER RADAR STORM TOTAL ESTIMATES ARE APPROACHING

  10 INCHES ALONG THE PHILADELPHIA AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY BORDER 

  WITH WIDESPREAD STORM TOTALS OF 3 INCHES OR MORE ELSEWHERE IN

  THE WARNING AREA. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING

  SITUATION.  

 

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.



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.



LAT...LON 3954 7600 3957 7602 4016 7578 4012 7548

      3998 7528 4001 7522 4005 7526 4009 7523

      4005 7512 4011 7502 3986 7523 3985 7536

      3964 7560 3955 7556 3947 7560 3944 7556

      3936 7564 3926 7614 3926 7614



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