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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

551 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND



* UNTIL 845 PM EDT.



* AT 551 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 

  NEAR NORTH POTOMAC...AND WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR INDICATES   

  THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED      

  AREA. ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 845 PM EDT.



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

  INCLUDE ASPEN HILL...BETHESDA...DAMASCUS...GAITHERSBURG...

  GERMANTOWN...MONTGOMERY VILLAGE...NORTH POTOMAC...OLNEY...

  POOLESVILLE...POTOMAC...ROCKVILLE AND BOYDS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES CARRIED AWAY BY RISING

WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.

STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES AND STORM DRAINS AS THEY CAN BECOME

DEADLY TORRENTS AFTER HEAVY RAIN. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3917 7745 3897 7714 3906 7699 3930 7722



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