656 WGUS51 KPHI 262120 FFWPHI PAC089-095-270030- /O.EXT.KPHI.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120527T0030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 520 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY... NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY... * UNTIL 830 PM EDT... * AT 514 PM EDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL MONROE AND NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL MONROE AND NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN NOW AND 615 PM. AT 5PM...THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA WITH RADAR ESTIMATES OF AT LEAST 4 INCHES IN STORMVILLE STROUDSBURG. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR NEXT HOUR OR TWO IN THE WARNING AREA. 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. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. FLOODING IS OCCURRING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. && LAT...LON 4107 7514 4095 7514 4092 7509 4085 7519 4097 7532 $$ FORECASTER: DRAG