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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

703 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND

  BERKELEY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA

  MORGAN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA

  ALLEGANY COUNTY IN WESTERN MARYLAND



* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT



* AT 657 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY

  RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. SMALL STREAM FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN

  REPORTED IN MORGAN COUNTY. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE 

  POSSIBLE THROUGH 1000 PM OVER THE WARNING AREA.   



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

  INCLUDE HAGERSTOWN...LONG MEADOW...WILLIAMSPORT...BERKELEY

  SPRINGS...CHARLES TOWN...INWOOD...MARTINSBURG...SHEPHERDSTOWN AND

  RANSON.



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 3952 7842 3919 7785 3971 7758 3972 7838



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