Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued August 20 at 6:53PM EDT until August 20 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Description

FFWPHI

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Kent County in central Delaware...
Northern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
Southeastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 653 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches
in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Dover, Denton, Harrington, Camden, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely,
Bowers, Goldsboro, Woodside and Viola.

Instructions

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

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