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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1050 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006



DEC003-030500-

NEW CASTLE DE-

1050 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR NEW

CASTLE COUNTY...



AT 1046 PM EDT...EXTENSIVE FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG INTERSTATE

95 IN WILMINGTON. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT STORM TOTALS HAVE

EXCEEDED TWO INCHES IN A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHERN THIRD

OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY WITH AMOUNTS NEARING 4 INCHES IN THE CITY

OF WILMINGTON ITSELF. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT 

LIMITED TO WILMINGTON MANOR...WILMINGTON...STANTON...NEWPORT...

NEWARK...NEW CASTLE...ELSMERE AND BELLEFONTE.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3941 7577 3951 7556 3982 7548 3973 7576



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