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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

1120 AM EDT FRI JUN 20 2003



...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE FREDERICKSBURG REGION 

AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA...



DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 

MOVING EAST THROUGH THE FOLLOWING AREAS... FREDERICKSBURG... 

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY...ORANGE COUNTY...STAFFORD COUNTY... 

MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY...AND FAUQUIER AND 

FAIRFAX COUNTIES. 



RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST 

TWO HOURS IN THIS REGION. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IS CAPABLE OF 

CAUSING WATER TO POND ON ROADS...IN DITCHES...AND UNDERPASSES. 



IF HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES...FLOODING OF ROADS...CREEKS...AND 

STREAMS COULD DEVELOP RAPIDLY BECAUSE THE GROUND IS ALREADY 

SATURATED AND WATERWAYS ARE RUNNING HIGH. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE 

THAT ROADS MAY BE WATER COVERED IN THESE AREAS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A 

FLOODED ROAD...DO NOT TRY TO CROSS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU 

THINK.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON 

THIS WEATHER SITUATION. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IF 

FLOODING OCCURS. REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.



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