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MDC025-080030-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

808 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HARFORD COUNTY UNTIL 

830 PM EDT...



THE HEAVY RAIN THAT AFFECTED THE AREA HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. 

RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS EARLY THIS EVENING. WATER LEVELS WILL 

BEGIN TO RECEDE LATER THIS EVENING. 



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.



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.



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