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WGUS51 KPHI 281938

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DEC003-MDC015-029-282230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

336 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

  EASTERN KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

  SOUTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE



* UNTIL 630 PM EDT



* AT 331 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THAT UP TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST

  HOUR IN THE TRI COUNTY AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE

  SASSAFRAS RIVER IN MARYLAND. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONLY SLOWLY MOVING

  AND WILL EXACERBATE THE ONGOING POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AND 

  CAUSE MORE FLOODING OF CREEKS IN THE AREA. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MIDDLETOWN

  AND DELAWARE CITY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3930 7590 3935 7557 3958 7558 3951 7592



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