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WGUS71 KLWX 150111

FFSLWX

VAC137-150215-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

908 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003



...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS MOVING THROUGH WESTERN 

ORANGE COUNTY...



AT 9 PM DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY 

HEAVY DOWNPOURS MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN ORANGE COUNTY. RADAR 

ESTIMATES THAT RAINFALL RATES UP TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES PER HOUR 

ARE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. THIS AMOUNT OF WATER CAN CAUSE 

PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND WATER TO COLLECT IN LOW LYING AREAS. 



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY CHANGING 

VISIBILITIES WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SHOULD SLOW DOWN TO AVOID 

HYDROPLANING. IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD NEAR STREAMS...UNDERPASSES 

OR BRIDGES...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN 

YOU THINK. IT IS ESPECIALLY HARD TO JUDGE THE DEPTH OF THE WATER AT 

NIGHT. IN ADDITION...RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD MONITOR 

WATER LEVELS AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. 



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