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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

435 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN CAMBRIA COUNTY...

  NORTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTY...



* UNTIL 730 PM EDT...



* AT 423 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN 

  WITH TOTALS AS MUCH AS TWO AND A HALF INCHES FROM THUNDERSTORMS 

  OVER NORTHEASTERN SOMERSET AND SOUTHWESTERN CAMBRIA COUNTIES.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FERNDALE...

  BELMONT...ELIM...JOHNSTOWN...GEISTOWN...WESTMONT AND WINDBER.



OTHER NOTABLE LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING... JOHNSTOWN FLOOD NATIONAL

MEMORIAL HISTORIC SITE AND UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT JOHNSTOWN.



FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE ALREADY DEVELOPING IN AND NEAR FERNSDALE. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA OVER THE NEXT 

HOUR. EXPECT STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE SHARPLY OVER THE NEXT FEW 

HOURS. LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO 

FLOODING.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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! NEVER TRY

TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE

RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE 

COLLEGE THROUGH TWITTER OR FACEBOOK OR BY CALLING TOLL FREE...

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LAT...LON 4014 7917 4018 7915 4022 7911 4031 7905

      4037 7900 4039 7889 4039 7870 4026 7864

      4019 7888 4012 7918 4013 7918



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FORECASTER: RXR











