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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

550 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2003



FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM EDT



AT 545 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT MUCH OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL 

HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 1 TO 2 

INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS INTO THE EVENING. 



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT SOME STREAMS HAD OVERFLOWED 

THEIR BANKS CAUSING SOME ROADWAYS TO BE FLOODED IN THE CENTRAL 

PORTION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY AROUND TOWSON. 



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER 

INCLUDE CARNEY...COCKEYSVILLE...HAMPTON...OWINGS MILLS...PERRY HALL 

AND TIMONIUM.



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.



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