Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued July 14 at 6:34PM EDT until July 14 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Description

FFWLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Anne Arundel County in central Maryland...
Southeastern Howard County in central Maryland...
Prince Georges County in central Maryland...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 634 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
is 2.5 to 3.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to
0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

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...
Columbia... Severn...
Elkridge... Laurel...
Fort Meade... Savage-guilford...
South Gate... Scaggsville...
Ilchester... Burtonsville...
Jessup... Savage...
Georgetown... Harmans...
Montpelier...

Instructions

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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