Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued August 13 at 5:47PM EDT until August 13 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Description

FFWLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Anne Arundel County in central Maryland...
South Central Baltimore County in northern Maryland...
Baltimore City in northern Maryland...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 547 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in
30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Baltimore... Sparrows Point...
Glen Burnie... Dundalk...
Essex... Pasadena...
Rosedale... Ferndale...
Brooklyn Park... Edgemere...
Turners Station... Eastpoint...

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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