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Flash Flood Warning

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
435 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

MDC003-009-017-033-182100-
/O.CON.KLWX.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-130618T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLES MD-PRINCE GEORGES MD-ANNE ARUNDEL MD-CALVERT MD-
435 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CALVERT...SOUTHERN ANNE ARUNDEL...SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE
GEORGES AND CHARLES COUNTIES...

AT 432 PM EDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM VERY
HEAVY RAIN. UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ANNAPOLIS...
CHESAPEAKE BEACH...DUNKIRK...GALESVILLE...LA PLATA...MAYO...NORTH
BEACH...SHADY SIDE...ST. CHARLES...WALDORF...BREEZY POINT...PORT
TOBACCO RIVER...RHODE RIVER...SEVERN RIVER AND SOUTH RIVER.

AT 432 PM EDT...RT 468 WAS BLOCKED DUE TO HIGH WATER NEAR DEALE IN
ANNE ARUDNEL COUNTY DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS AND STREAMS.

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. FLOODWATER USUALLY IS
DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE WHEN
FLOODED ROADS ARE ENCOUNTERED...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3874 7653 3858 7651 3861 7673 3851 7696
      3840 7709 3835 7721 3838 7726 3850 7727
      3860 7712 3861 7702 3857 7699 3871 7689
      3875 7683 3877 7670 3895 7654 3900 7646
      3898 7645

$$

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
321 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
191230-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-
CALVERT-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-
321 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM FOR MOST OF THE AREA
EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BAY/TIDAL
POTOMAC MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS INTO THE
EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE RELAY
REPORTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

$$



Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
320 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

DCZ001-MDZ007-011-013-014-016-018-VAZ050>056-502-182200-
/O.CON.KLWX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-130618T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-CALVERT-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...
WALDORF...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...
ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG
320 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND VIRGINIA...
   INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MARYLAND...ANNE ARUNDEL...
  CALVERT...CHARLES...HARFORD...PRINCE GEORGES AND SOUTHERN
  BALTIMORE. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN VIRGINIA...
  ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA...CULPEPER...FAIRFAX...
  ORANGE...PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK...SOUTHERN
  FAUQUIER...SPOTSYLVANIA AND STAFFORD.

* UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING

* SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THE REST OF THE
  AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY INTERSTATE 95 AND EAST. ONE TO TWO
  ADDITIONAL INCHES COULD CAUSE MORE FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

JACKSON





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