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

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  South Central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  East Central Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 545 AM EDT.

* At 135 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 
  1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch 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...
  Philadelphia, Bensalem, Yeadon, Hatboro, Folcroft, Ambler, 
  Jenkintown, Narberth, East Lansdowne, Rockledge, Abington and Bryn 
  Athyn.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 335 and 350.
	Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 10 and 17.
	Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1.
	Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 336 and 353.

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.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3989 7532 4012 7525 4025 7510 4011 7491
      3999 7510 3995 7516 3989 7515 3987 7530

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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