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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

814 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND



* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT.



* AT 812 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER   

WHITE OAK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT AN INCH 

OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA IN THE PAST HOUR. 

ANOTHER INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1115 AM 

EDT. MOST OF THIS RAIN WILL FALL BEFORE 900 AM



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE ASPEN HILL...CALVERTON...COLESVILLE...COLUMBIA...

  FAIRLAND...OLNEY AND WHITE OAK.



STREET FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN CHEVY CHASE.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND

STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



LAT...LON 3906 7717 3898 7702 3923 7680 3924 7709



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