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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

859 PM EDT SUN AUG 12 2001



...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND PONDING OF WATER ON 

ROADWAYS ACROSS THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...



AT 855 PM...A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM CAMBRIDGE AND 

SALISBURY...ACROSS THE BAY TO THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...MOVING 

EAST AT 20 MPH.  CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN...LOCALLY 

OVER TWO INCHES PER HOUR...HAVE BEEN OBSERVED WITH THESE STORMS.  



AREAS FROM CAMBRIDGE TO SALISBURY...OCEAN CITY...SNOW HILL... 

CRISFIELD AND PRINCESS ANNE CAN EXPECT THE THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT 

THE AREA UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.  PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS 

LIKELY...AS WELL AS STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS.  



IF WATER IS FLOWING ACROSS A ROADWAY TURN YOUR VEHICLE AROUND AND 

FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW 

YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.  



PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO THE 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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