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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

924 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2007



PAC011-077-010215-

BERKS PA-LEHIGH PA-

924 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR

SOUTHERN LEHIGH AND NORTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTIES...



ABOUT 845 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

WATER RESCUES WERE OCCURRING IN UPPER MACUNGIE, LOWER MACUNGIE, AND 

WEISENBERG IN LEHIGH COUNTY. THE FLOODING RESULTED FROM PERSISTENT 

THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PRODUCED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN A COUPLE OF 

HOURS EARLIER THIS EVENING. THIS EARLIER RAIN ALSO EXTENDED INTO FAR 

NORTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTY.



THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL OCCURRING, AND OTHERS HAD INCREASED 

IN INTENSITY OVER NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY BETWEEN 8:15 

AND 9:15 PM. THESE NORTHWESTERN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE AT LEAST 

LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW SPOTS. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY 

NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH COUNTY AS WELL.



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.



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.



LAT...LON 4065 7573 4056 7584 4041 7556 4052 7538

      4057 7553



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