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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
837 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Garrett County in western Maryland...

* Until 1145 PM EDT.

* At 837 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has
  fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour.
  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...
  Mountain Lake Park...              Oakland...
  Bittinger...                       Friendsville...
  Deer Park...                       Accident...
  McHenry...                         McComas Beach...
  Deep Creek Lake State Park...      Swallow Falls State Park...
  Hutton...                          Crellin...

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.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

&&

LAT...LON 3950 7922 3942 7930 3940 7942 3940 7948
      3945 7948 3946 7948 3949 7948 3951 7948
      3952 7948 3953 7948 3963 7948 3964 7948
      3967 7948 3967 7933 3963 7921

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

BRO