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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

745 PM EDT THU JUN 19 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 1045 PM EDT.



* AT 7:45 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN

  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WEST FRIENDSHIP TO GAITHERSBURG TO 3

  MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAWSONVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. RADAR 

  INDICATES THAT AN INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF 

  THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE  

  THROUGH 10:45 PM.



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

  INCLUDE ASPEN HILL...COLESVILLE...COLUMBIA...DAMASCUS...ELLICOTT

  CITY...GAITHERSBURG...GERMANTOWN...MONTGOMERY VILLAGE...NORTH

  POTOMAC...OLNEY...POOLESVILLE...ROCKVILLE AND BOYDS.



THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS 

FREDERICK 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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3933 7699 3928 7732 3922 7745 3912 7746

          3900 7711 3923 7677



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