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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1122 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009

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ERIE PA-
1122 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA

* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 1119 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED CONTINUED
  FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREA CREEKS CONTINUE TO RUN VERY  
  HIGH...ESPECIALLY MILL CREEK...ELK CREEK...AND FOURMILE CREEK.     
  SEVERAL ROADS CONTINUE TO BE COVERED WITH WATER AND REMAIN
  IMPASSABLE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE       
  KEEPING WATER LEVELS FROM RECEDING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ERIE...GIRARD...FAIRVIEW...AND 
  HARBORCREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN! BE ALERT FOR LOW
SPOTS...DIPS...AND UNDERPASSES WHICH MAY BE FLOODED. PEOPLE IN LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE RISING WATER LEVELS.

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 ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. TURN AROUND...DON'T
DROWN!

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LAT...LON 4209 7977 4185 8052 4194 8053 4200 8051
      4207 8028 4213 8015 4216 8015 4218 8011
      4217 8004 4223 7993 4228 7977

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