[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Warning : PHI@ 05/13/2002 15:26:57

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WFUS51 KPHI 131925
FFWPHI
PAC011-132100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED/CORRECTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
304 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT.

* AT 259 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SERIES
  OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT CONTINUED TO MOVE THROUGH THE SAME
  REGION OF BERKS COUNTY. RADAR STORM ESTIMATES HAVE REACHED 
  TWO INCHES IN AN HOUR WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES
  POSSIBLE IF THE STORMS KEEP ON TRAINING THROUGH 4 PM. 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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 4045 7559 4026 7572 4020 7596 4051 7576


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