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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
828 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania...
  Central Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 1230 AM EDT.

* At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Kutztown, Hamburg, Shoemakersville, Lenhartsville and Claussville.

This includes the following highways...
	Northeast Extension near mile marker 62.
	Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 35 and 53.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most 
flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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LAT...LON 4044 7590 4048 7594 4054 7601 4058 7592
      4061 7584 4064 7575 4066 7561 4066 7559
      4065 7559 4058 7558 4054 7564 4046 7586

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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