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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

807 AM EDT FRI APR 27 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...



* UNTIL 930 AM EDT



* AT 805 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED      

  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. AFFECTED  

  STREAM BASINS INCLUDE THE EAST BRANCH OF THE PERKIOMEN CREEK WHERE 

  THE WATER LEVEL AT SCHWENKSVILLE IS NEARING THE FLOOD STAGE OF 7.0 

  FEET. EARLIER FLASH FLOODING OCCURRED ALONG THE PICKERING CREEK 

  AND THE FRENCH CREEK IN CHESTER COUNTY, TRIBUTARIES OF THE         

  SKIPPACK CREEK AND TOWAMENCIN CREEK IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND       

  THE UPPER PARTS OF THE NESHAMINY CREEK AS WELL AS THE              

  PAUNNACUSSING CREEK IN BUCKS COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RUNOFF             

  WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RUN HIGH WITH    

  ADDITIONAL FLOODING VERY POSSIBLE.



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

  MOUNT...SOUDERTON...QUAKERTOWN...POTTSTOWN...PHOENIXVILLE...

  PERKASIE...LANSDALE...DUBLIN...DOYLESTOWN...COLLEGEVILLE AND

  CHALFONT



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 4008 7591 3976 7596 4035 7497 4058 7523



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