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
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 21:02:04 +0000
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