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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

931 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2001



...TORRENTIAL RAIN AFFECTING THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...



AT 925 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND 

LIGHTNING...EXTENDING FROM NEAR NANTICOKE SOUTHEAST TO NEAR POCOMOKE 

CITY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH...AND WILL 

AFFECT THE PRINCESS ANNE...SALISBURY...FRUITLAND...SNOW 

HILL...BERLIN AND OCEAN CITY AREAS THROUGH 11 PM.



VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS AFFECTED MUCH OF WICOMICO AND SOMERSET COUNTIES 

DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RAPIDLY CAUSE 

PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND FLOODING OF STREETS...HIGHWAYS 

AND UNDERPASSES. AS THESE STORMS ARE MOVING CONSISTENTLY 

NORTHEAST...ANY RENEWED FLOODING SHOULD BE BRIEF...AND NOT CAUSE 

MAJOR PROBLEMS.



MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING TONIGHT...AND 

BE ALERT FOR FLOODED ROADS AND RAPID CHANGES IN DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADS...FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. DO NOT 

BECOME A FLOOD STATISTIC BY TRYING TO CROSS A FLOODED 

ROAD....ESPECIALLY WHERE WATER IS MOVING ACROSS THE ROADWAY.



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

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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