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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

1019 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND

  ARLINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

  CITY OF FALLS CHURCH IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 115 AM EDT.



* AT 1019 PM...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 

OVER EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY...THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH...AND 

ARLINGTON COUNTY. RADAR INDICATES THAT UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN   

HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. FALLS CHURCH OFFICIALS 

REPORT STREET FLOODING FROM THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ANOTHER INCH WILL 

BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 115 AM.



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

  INCLUDE ASPEN HILL...BETHESDA...CHEVY CHASE...COLESVILLE...        

  FAIRLAND...OLNEY...POTOMAC...ROCKVILLE...ARLINGTON AND 

  FALLS CHURCH.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND

STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3902 7726 3894 7713 3888 7720 3889 7711

          3895 7713 3902 7704 3909 7692 3919 7711



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