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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

841 AM EDT SUN JUL 29 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...



* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT...



* AT 834 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER LANCASTER COUNTY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AKRON...

  COLUMBIA...EAST PETERSBURG...EPHRATA...LANCASTER...LEOLA...

  LITITZ...MANHEIM...MILLERSVILLE...MOUNT JOY...NEW HOLLAND AND

  WILLOW STREET.



RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW THAT SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY 

HAVE RECEIVED ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE LAST 

3 HOURS. IN ADDITION...RADAR ESTIMATES OVER THE LAST HOUR HAVE 

RANGED FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS MARTIC AND CONESTOGA TOWNSHIPS 

ALONG THE LOWER MAIN STEM OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. 



LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS LANCASTER COUNTY FOR AT 

LEAST THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.



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. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS

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

AUTOMOBILE. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN



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. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN NEVER TRY

TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE

RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3995 7645 3973 7623 3988 7600 4016 7593

      4032 7615 4024 7643 4010 7658



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FORECASTER: STEINBUGL

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