[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 6/26/2006 8:51:01 PM

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WWUS81 KPHI 270050
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
850 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-270400-
SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
850 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

...ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH BERKS COUNTY THE 
LEHIGH VALLEY THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
NEW JERSEY BEFORE MIDNIGHT...

AT 8:45 PM, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF 
SHOWERS, AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS, MOVING NORTHWARD AT 15 TO 
20 MILES AN HOUR THROUGH EAST-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

SOME OF THE SHOWERS WILL BE VERY HEAVY, PRODUCING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF 
RAIN IN AN HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE SPOTTY ROAD FLOODING AS WELL AS 
SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. MOTORISTS IN THE
REGION, INCLUDING ROUTES 22, 33, 78 AND 80, SHOULD WATCH FOR
PONDING OF WATER AND LOCALIZED ROAD FLOODING THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

PERSONS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY VERY 
CLOSE ATTENTION TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN 
FOR THE POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL WARNINGS AND/OR ADVISORIES. 
MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED TO REFRAIN FROM DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS. 
FLOWING WATER CAN CARRY VEHICLES AWAY OR TURN THEM OVER, OR EVEN 
WASH ROADS AWAY. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. BE SAFE AND TURN 
AROUND, DON'T DROWN.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS IS YOUR IMMEDIATE SOURCE FOR WEATHER 
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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