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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1222 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN...

  SOUTHERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BETHLEHEM...



* UNTIL 415 AM EDT



* AT 1221 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED 

  AREA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE UPSTREAM

  AND WILL AFFECT THE REGION. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OLD ORCHARD

  BETHLEHEM AND ALLENTOWN.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH ARE LIKELY IN

THE WARNED AREA ON TOP OF THE ESTIMATED THREE INCHES OF RAIN THAT

HAS ALREADY FALLEN.



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.



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 4053 7566 4046 7551 4052 7536 4072 7519

      4072 7531 4068 7545 4064 7557



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