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

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
  Southwestern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 911 PM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain with water rescues around Nazareth and 
  several roads reported closed in that area. Another round of 
  showers and thunderstorms are moving in. Between 3 and 4 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding caused by
           thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton, Wilson, 
  Hellertown, Nazareth, Bath, Belfast and West Easton.

This includes the following highways...
	Northeast Extension near mile marker 49...and
	between mile markers 51 and 62.
	Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 52 and 74.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4079 7534 4084 7531 4072 7525 4073 7518
      4070 7520 4068 7520 4067 7520 4067 7521
      4067 7523 4064 7525 4062 7528 4059 7532
      4049 7548 4059 7561 4065 7561 4074 7545

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

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