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MDC021-250745-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

104 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND UNTIL 

345 AM EDT...



AT 101 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL 

HAD MOVED EAST TO EXTREME EASTERN FREDERICK COUNTY. THIS AREA OF 

PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST. SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THEIR BANKS NEAR THE CITY OF FREDERICK 

BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. 



AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AROUND 1/10 TO 1/4 INCH POSSIBLE. AS THE HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO 

MOVE EAST...WATER LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO RECEDE. 



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER 

INCLUDE BALLENGER CREEK...BRADDOCK HEIGHTS...BRUNSWICK... 

FREDERICK...GREEN VALLEY...NEW MARKET AND WALKERSVILLE.



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. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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