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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1135 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern District of Columbia...
  Southeastern Montgomery County in central Maryland...
  Northwestern Prince Georges County in central Maryland...

* Until 245 AM EDT.

* At 1135 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. 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...
  Rockville...                       Bethesda...
  College Park...                    Langley Park...
  Beltsville...                      University of Maryland...
  Aspen Hill...                      Potomac...
  North Bethesda...                  Fairland...
  Hyattsville...                     White Oak...
  Takoma Park...                     Adelphi...
  Colesville...                      Kemp Mill...
  Chevy Chase...                     North Kensington...
  South Kensington...                Forest Glen...

This includes the following Flood Prone Roads...
Columbia Pike at Paint Branch, Connecticut Avenue just north of the 
Beltway, University Boulevard at Sligo Creek, Beach Drive along Rock 
Creek and Sligo Creek Parkway.

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 3896 7714 3900 7716 3904 7715 3906 7712
      3910 7708 3910 7701 3908 7696 3907 7694
      3905 7692 3903 7692 3899 7694 3897 7698
      3896 7701 3895 7706 3895 7709

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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