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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

628 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...

  SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...



* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT



* AT 625 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS HEADING FOR LOCATIONS

  THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES OF RAIN

  IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST CHESTER COUNTY AND NORTHWEST CECIL COUNTY.

  THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE OCTORARO CREEK

  BASIN. 



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

  VERNON AND GLEN ROY



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



LAT...LON 3973 7615 3975 7610 3988 7600 3944 7594

      3944 7600 3946 7602 3954 7598 3956 7599

      3954 7599 3953 7600 3955 7609 3965 7617

      3968 7622 3972 7623

TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 180DEG 0KT 3974 7604



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