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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

636 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GARRETT COUNTY IN MARYLAND



* UNTIL 930 PM EDT



* AT 636 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A         

  THUNDERSTORM OVER THE FRIENDSVILLE AND ACCIDENT AREAS OF 

  GARRETT COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT THE FIKES RUN AND BEAR

  CREEK BASINS HAVE RECEIVED OVER 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN JUST

  OVER A ONE HOUR PERIOD. 



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...GRANTSVILLE AND MC        

  HENRY...



<<CALL TO ACTION>>DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 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.

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