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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

1110 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 300 PM EDT.



* AT 1110 AM EDT...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER HOWARD

  AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY          

  AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAIN CAN BE 

  EXPECTED IN SPOTS THROUGH 200 PM. THIS WILL AGGRAVATE ONGOING

  FLOODING AND COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO OVERFLOW.



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

  INCLUDE ASPEN HILL...BETHESDA...CHEVY CHASE...COLESVILLE...

  COLUMBIA...DAMASCUS...ELLICOTT CITY...FAIRLAND...GAITHERSBURG...

  GERMANTOWN...MONTGOMERY VILLAGE...NORTH POTOMAC...OLNEY...ROCKVILLE

  AND BOYDS.



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.



LAT...LON 3920 7745 3896 7711 3924 7677 3935 7710



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