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WGUS51 KPHI 030447

FFWPHI

DEC003-MDC015-PAC045-030800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1244 AM EDT SAT JUN 3 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED

THE 



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

  NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...NEWARK

  DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD



* UNTIL 400 AM EDT



* AT 1240 AM EDT...MORE HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING INTO THE 

  WARNED AREA. ROADS WERE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING IN CECIL

  AND NEW CASTLE COUNTY. IN ADDITION THE CHESTER CREEK IS

  FLOODING IN DELAWARE COUNTY AND THE CHRISTINA RIVER IS 

  EXPECTED TO FLOOD IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY. FLOODING WAS

  REPORTED ALONG SHELL POT CREEK IN WILMINGTON DELAWARE.

  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND HALF AN INCH ARE 

  LIKELY. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  SWARTHMORE...NETHER PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP...LIMA...DREXEL HILL...

  CHESTER...BROOMALL...WILMINGTON MANOR...TALLEYVILLE...STANTON...

  NEWPORT...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. 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 3972 7579 4000 7534 3989 7528 3976 7547

      3972 7548 3964 7560 3959 7561 3954 7586

      3956 7586 3952 7595 3952 7599 3957 7599

      3954 7601 3957 7610 3968 7616



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