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Note: The Flash Flood Warning has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent warning issuance before the cancellation is below.
A Flash Flood Warning is in effect Monday, July 22 to 12:15 am Tuesday, July 23, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.
MARYLAND: north central Washington.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
North Central Washington County in north central Maryland…
* Until 1215 AM EDT.
* At 904 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. 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…Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT…Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Hagerstown… Municipal Stadium…
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills… Paramount-Long Meadow…
Wilson-Conococheague… Long Meadow…
Halfway… Maugansville…
Funkstown… Middleburg…
Warrenton…
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.