Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
423 WGUS71 KLWX 060028 FFSLWX Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 828 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 MDC005-025-060315- /O.CON.KLWX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-240606T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Baltimore MD-Harford MD- 828 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL BALTIMORE AND SOUTHWESTERN HARFORD COUNTIES... At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 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. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Aberdeen... Bel Air South... Bel Air North... Riverside... Kingsville... Pleasant Hills... Perryman... Edgewood... Joppatowne... Abingdon... Magnolia... Joppa... Harford Furnace... Belcamp... Bradshaw... Gunpowder... Upper Falls... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3946 7642 3953 7636 3954 7626 3951 7619 3941 7621 3938 7630 3938 7641 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR $$ BJL