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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON

825 PM EDT MON SEP 24 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXTENDED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND

  FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

  LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT



* AT 816 PM EDT...A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED WATER 

OVER EVERGREEN MILLS ROAD BETWEEN LEESBURG AND STERLING IN LOUDOUN 

COUNTY. EMERGENCY MANAGERS IN FAUQUIER COUNTY REPORTED STANDING 

WATER ON ROUTE 17 BETWEEN WARRENTON AND MARSHALL. ROUTE 55 NEAR 

MARSHALL ALSO HAD STANDING WATER ON IT. 



A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO PRODUCE HEAVY 

RAINFALL FROM FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND SOUTH TO NORTHERN FAUQUIER 

COUNTY IN VIRGINIA. THIS LINE WAS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND WILL 

AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH 1015 PM. 



THE THREAT OF WATER COVERED ROADS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 1015 PM AND 

THUS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. QUICKLY

MOVE OUT OF AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



ARTHUR

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