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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON

645 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2001



...FLOODING OVER A WIDE AREA...



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HAMPSHIRE COUNTY WEST

VIRGINIA VALID UNTIL 845 PM. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 

FOR LOUDOUN CLARKE AND FREDERICK COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA UNTIL 8 PM.

AS OF 645 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO AFFECT 

THESE COUNTIES AND FLOODING IS OCCURRING. LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFFS 

REPORT WATER RESCUES ONGOING. EXTENSIVE FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED 

IN THE CITY OF WINCHESTER. IN ADDITION ROAD FLOODING HAS BEEN 

REPORTED IN CLARKE COUNTY. 



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS WELL 

AS MONTGOMERY HOWARD AND PRINCE GEORGES COUNTIES IN MARYLAND AND 

PRINCE WILLIAM FAUQUIER FAIRFAX AND CULPEPER COUNTIES IN 

VIRGINIA...HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED. LIGHT TO MODERATE 

RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BUT INTENSITIES HAVE 

DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY. HOWEVER...STANDING WATER AND HIGH STREAM 

LEVELS AND RUNOFF WILL BE A DANGER FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. RESIDENTS 

AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO AVOID FLOOD WATERS. SEEK HIGHER GROUND 

AND DO NOT...REPEAT...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS.



RAINFALL RATES FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEEN IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH 

RATE PER HOUR. RESTON MEASURED 4.01 INCHES IN 2 HOURS THE MOST 

REPORTED THUS FAR.     



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 

DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR 

WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/LWX



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