[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Warning : PHI@ 06/19/2002 02:01:45

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WGUS51 KPHI 190608
FFWPHI
PAC077-190900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
206 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

* UNTIL 500 AM EDT.

* AT 200 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING 
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS IN SOUTHERN LEHIGH COUNTY.
  THE SAME STORM DROPPED AROUND TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN 
  WITHIN AN HOUR IN BERKS COUNTY WITH DOPPLER RADAR STORM TOTAL
  ESTIMATES NEARING 4 INCHES.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 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.

FOR THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION...PLEASE TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION...OR YOUR CABLE
TELEVISION OUTLET.

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LAT...LON 4062 7539 4047 7540 4045 7554 4058 7570

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