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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
920 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

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SCHUYLKILL PA-
920 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT...

* AT 917 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING DUE TO
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN AN
  INCH AND A HALF AND TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST
  HOUR. EXPECT MINOR FLOODING TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
  LIMITED TO...TREMONT...PINE GROVE...POTTSVILLE...MINERSVILLE.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 10 PM...TAPERING OFF SLOWLY. AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL. MINOR FLOODING
MAY LAST FOR AN HOUR OR SO AFTER THE RAIN ENDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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LAT...LON 4051 7630 4051 7634 4049 7643 4058 7658
      4093 7612 4091 7605 4091 7599 4080 7586

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FORECASTER: DANGELO