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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1009 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  COLUMBIA COUNTY...
  NORTHERN DAUPHIN COUNTY...
  MONTOUR COUNTY...
  SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...
  SNYDER COUNTY...
  SULLIVAN COUNTY...
  TIOGA COUNTY...
  UNION COUNTY...
  NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...
  LYCOMING COUNTY...

* UNTIL 400 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* AT 955 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES   
  AND RAIN GAGE REPORTS INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A LARGE AREA 
  OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE TRAINING NORTH 
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS 
  HAVE EXCEEDED ONE INCH TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM WILLIAMSPORT... 
  TO SUNBURY AND SHAMOKIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM
  WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES IN MOST LOCATIONS.  

  THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR THE REGION TO THE NORTH AND 
  EAST OF THE CONFLUENCE OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER'S NORTH AND WEST   
  BRANCHES. THIS INCLUDES EASTERN TIOGA COUNTY...SULLIVAN  
  COUNTY...EASTERN LYCOMING COUNTY...NORTHUMBERLAND  COUNTY...  
  MONTOUR COUNTY...COLUMBIA COUNTY AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. NUMEROUS
  ROADS ARE CLOSED...AND MANY WATER RESCUES AND EVACUATIONS HAVE
  TAKEN PLACE AND ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DANVILLE...
  SELINSGROVE...ASHLAND...FRACKVILLE...MAHANOY CITY...MINERSVILLE...
  POTTSVILLE...SCHUYLKILL HAVEN...SHENANDOAH...ST. CLAIR...TAMAQUA...
  MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...KULPMONT...MILTON...MOUNT CARMEL...
  NORTHUMBERLAND...SHAMOKIN...SUNBURY...BERWICK...BLOOMSBURG...
  LEWISBURG...MIFFLINBURG...JERSEY SHORE...MONTOURSVILLE AND
  WILLIAMSPORT.

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 ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL 
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW 
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4057 7601 4049 7641 4064 7669 4057 7699
      4060 7695 4064 7694 4068 7704 4070 7735
      4085 7736 4107 7714 4144 7759 4200 7761
      4200 7693 4160 7687 4154 7621 4121 7632
      4114 7622 4096 7621 4091 7599 4074 7576

$$

FORECASTER: LAMBERT