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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON

138 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND



* UNTIL 345 PM EDT



* AT 137 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER 

NORTHEASTERN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY... NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF RIVIERA 

BEACH. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS 

THIS AREA SINCE SUNRISE... AND STORM SPOTTERS ARE REPORTING RAINFALL 

TOTALS OVER 4 INCHES IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE 

ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



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JM

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