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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1232 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  COLUMBIA COUNTY...
  MONTOUR COUNTY...
  SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...
  NORTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...
  SOUTHEASTERN LYCOMING COUNTY...

* UNTIL 530 AM EDT...

* AT 1220 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES
  AND RAIN GAGE REPORTS INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS
  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF MONTGOMERY TO
  MOORESBURG TO KNOEBELS GROVE TO SCHUYLKILL HAVEN...OR ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF WILLIAMSPORT TO 6 MILES WEST OF
  DANVILLE TO 6 MILES NORTH OF SHAMOKIN TO SCHUYLKILL HAVEN...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

  THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR THE WARNED AREA. RAPIDLY 
  RISING SMALL STREAMS AND ALREADY FLOODED AREAS COULD CREATE A LIFE 
  THREATENING SITUATION. 

* THE HEAVIEST RAIN OF UP TO 2 OR 3 INCHES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL 
  HOURS WILL FALL NEAR...AND TO THE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 
  SUNBURY...TO DANVILLE...MILLVILLE AND BENTON. LOCATIONS 
  ACROSS WESTERN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY WILL ALSO SEE UP TO 2 INCHES OF
  ADDITIONAL RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DANVILLE...
  ASHLAND...FRACKVILLE...MAHANOY CITY...MINERSVILLE...POTTSVILLE...
  SCHUYLKILL HAVEN...SHENANDOAH...ST. CLAIR...KULPMONT...MOUNT
  CARMEL...BERWICK AND BLOOMSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. MOST FLOOD RELATED 
DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED 
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! 

&&

LAT...LON 4058 7603 4049 7641 4057 7655 4074 7645
      4110 7689 4114 7690 4116 7694 4133 7666
      4128 7645 4130 7642 4131 7631 4121 7632
      4114 7627 4114 7622 4096 7621 4091 7605
      4091 7599 4078 7596

$$

FORECASTER: LAMBERT