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MDC013-021-031-VAC043-059-061-107-187-600-231200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

635 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FREDERICK...FAUQUIER... 

WARREN...CLARKE AND LOUDOUN COUNTIES UNTIL 7:30 AM EDT...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MONTGOMERY AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES 

AND THE CITY OF FAIRFAX UNTIL 7:45 AM...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CARROLL COUNTY UNTIL 8:15 AM...



AT 625 AM EDT...RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING EAST 

OF THE AREA. THIS RAINFALL SHOULD EXIT THE WARNED AREA BY 7:30 AM. 

HOWEVER...THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING WITHIN THE WARNED 

AREA.



RADAR INDICATES THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY 

FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ISOLATED LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED AS 

MUCH AS 5 INCHES. UP TO ANOTHER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 8:00 

AM...ESPECIALLY IN MONTGOMERY AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES.



FURTHER...DUE TO HURRICANE ISABEL...NUMEROUS TREES HAVE BEEN 

WEAKENED. THESE RAINS AND WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME OF THEM TO 

TOPPLE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES. FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF LOCAL 

OFFICIALS.  IF A ROAD IS CLOSED...FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.

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HTS

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