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MDC031-VAC059-107-153-190800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

1258 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  NORTHERN AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND

  WESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

  EASTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

  NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 400 AM EDT.



* AT 1258 AM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM UPPER

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY SOUTHWWARD INTO NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY

  WERE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS 

  ACTIVITY WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHEAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS

  ...BUT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE ENOUGH RAINFALL TO CAUSE SMALL STREAMS

  AND CREEKS TO OVERFLOW. HIGH STANDING WATER ON ROADS CAN ALSO BE

  EXPECTED. 



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

  RAIN INCLUDE UPPER MONTGOMERY COUNTY...EASTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY

  WESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY AND NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY.  



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 3897 7769 3873 7760 3914 7699 3932 7719



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