Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued May 30 at 8:14PM EDT until May 30 at 11:15PM 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...
East Central Howard County in central Maryland...
South Central Baltimore County in northern Maryland...
Baltimore City in northern Maryland...

* Until 1115 PM EDT.

* At 814 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 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... Columbia...
Pikesville... Elkridge...
Ellicott City... Towson...
Catonsville... Woodlawn...
Parkville... Milford Mill...
Lochearn... Arbutus...
Ilchester... Linthicum...
Lansdowne... Halethorpe...
Hanover...

Instructions

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

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