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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1023 AM 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...
  WESTERN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...
  EASTERN SNYDER COUNTY...
  SULLIVAN COUNTY...
  EASTERN TIOGA COUNTY...
  EASTERN UNION COUNTY...
  NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...
  EASTERN LYCOMING COUNTY...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

* AT 1012 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  ESTIMATES AND RAIN GAGE REPORTS INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A
  LONG BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST OF THE WARNED AREA. THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LINE ARE MOVING TO THE NORTH...RIGHT ALONG 
  THE SAME PATHWAY. THIS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL...
  AND CAUSE A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DANVILLE...
  SELINSGROVE...ASHLAND...MANSFIELD...KULPMONT...MILTON...MOUNT
  CARMEL...NORTHUMBERLAND...SHAMOKIN...SUNBURY...BERWICK...
  BLOOMSBURG...LEWISBURG...MONTOURSVILLE AND WILLIAMSPORT.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 
AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. 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 4199 7692 4160 7687 4154 7621 4121 7632
      4114 7627 4114 7622 4101 7622 4049 7641
      4066 7669 4057 7697 4064 7694 4064 7698
      4201 7725

$$

FORECASTER: DANGELO