[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Warning : PHI@ 06/19/2002 02:37:13

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WGUS51 KPHI 190644
FFWPHI
PAC017-190900-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

* UNTIL 500 AM EDT.

* AT 236 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 
  WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS MOVING ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN BUCKS COUNTY.
  THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF DROPPING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS
  LEHIGH AND BERKS COUNTIES WHERE DOPPLER RADAR STORM TOTAL 
  ESTIMATES HAVE REACHED BETWEEN 4 AND 5 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.

$$

LAT...LON 4055 7514 4039 7515 4037 7528 4050 7545

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