[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Statement : PHI@ 5/26/2012 5:00:57 PM

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
500 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

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CARBON PA-
500 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CARBON COUNTY...

AT 452 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 
FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES IN LANSFORD...SUMMIT HILL...AND 
NESQUEHONING...ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHWESTERN 
CARBON COUNTY.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
LANSFORD...SUMMIT HILL...NESQUEHONING...LEHIGHTON... 
PALMERTON...WEATHERLY AND NEW MAHONING.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING BY CALLING YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICIALS OR BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE 
AT...1-877-633-6772.

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LAT...LON 4081 7558 4078 7565 4078 7570 4077 7570
      4074 7577 4084 7594 4090 7600 4091 7600
      4095 7588 4098 7586 4099 7582

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ROBERTSON