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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.



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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



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BRO