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WGUS51 KAKQ 032248

FFWAKQ

MDC019-040245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

646 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND



* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT



* AT 640 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING

  ACROSS DORCHESTER COUNTY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

  INDICATED THE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AROUND

  15 MPH...WITH MORE SHOWERS HEADING TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH.



* THE SLOW MOVEMENT AND REGENERATION OF RAIN AREAS WERE CAUSING 

  FLASH FLOODING ACROSS MAINLY THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTY...

  WITH NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS REPORTED CLOSED. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE SHOWERS WILL CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 



ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS 

AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY

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

TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3860 7593 3848 7577 3953 7405 3992 7453

$$



HURLEY

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000 

WGUS51 KAKQ 032248

FFWAKQ

MDC019-040245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

646 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND



* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT



* AT 640 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING

  ACROSS DORCHESTER COUNTY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

  INDICATED THE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AROUND

  15 MPH...WITH MORE SHOWERS HEADING TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH.



* THE SLOW MOVEMENT AND REGENERATION OF RAIN AREAS WERE CAUSING 

  FLASH FLOODING ACROSS MAINLY THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTY...

  WITH NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS REPORTED CLOSED. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE SHOWERS WILL CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 



ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS 

AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY

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

TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3860 7593 3848 7577 3953 7405 3992 7453

$$



HURLEY

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