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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
820 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

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SCHUYLKILL PA-
820 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SCHUYLKILL COUNTY 
UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...

AT 806 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF TRAINING 
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...AND 
CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM 8 TO 10 PM COULD BE AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES IN 
SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTY. 

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING 
SITUATION...AS MANY STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE ALREADY FLOODING AND 
NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES AND WATER RESCUES ARE OCCURRING.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FRACKVILLE...
TUSCARORA...RINGTOWN...MAHANOY CITY...MINERSVILLE...POTTSVILLE... 
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN...SHENANDOAH...ST. CLAIR AND TAMAQUA.

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. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING...HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE BY CALLING YOUR LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OR BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT...1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.

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LAT...LON 4069 7584 4064 7598 4057 7601 4058 7605
      4051 7625 4051 7634 4050 7642 4090 7627
      4095 7620 4091 7605 4091 7599 4081 7588
      4074 7576

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FORECASTER: LAMBERT