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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

1205 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2003



...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA...



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

MOVING EAST THROUGH THE FOLLOWING AREAS...THE DISTRICT OF 

COLUMBIA...PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY...THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA...THE CITY 

OF FALLS CHURCH...AND ARLINGTON COUNTY. 



RADAR ESTIMATED AROUND 1 INCH 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. ONE HALF TO 

ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 2 PM. 



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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