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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

400 PM EDT SUN SEP 1 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WICOMICO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND

  WORCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND



* UNTIL 600 PM EDT



* COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT SEVERAL ROADS CLOSURES

  IN EASTERN WICOMICO COUNTY.



* DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE 2 TO 3 INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL     

  RATES IN EASTERN WICOMICO COUNTY AND NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY.



* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM   

  THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO CONTINUE. SOME

  LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE

  PARSONSBURG...WILLARDS...WHALEYVILLE...AND BISHOP.



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. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY 

VEHICLES. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE 

TO HIGHER GROUND.



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