[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 9/23/2011 1:59:35 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 231759
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
159 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011

PAC025-232200-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARBON PA-
159 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN...
  CARBON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 154 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 
FALLEN OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS...AND MODERATE RAIN IS STILL FALLING 
OVER THE AREA. 

* THE HEAVIEST RAINS APPEAR TO HAVE FALLEN IN THE VICINITY OF 
TOBYHANNA CREEK AND FOURTH RUN IN THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE 
CARBON COUNTY.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 4111 7562 4099 7551 4081 7589 4090 7600
      4091 7600 4098 7584 4100 7575 4103 7576
      4105 7578 4109 7578 4114 7570 4114 7568

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