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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 to 10:15 pm Wednesday, August 7, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.
MARYLAND: southeastern Frederick.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southeastern Frederick County in north central Maryland…
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 704 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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…
Frederick… Ballenger Creek…
New Market… Linganore-Bartonsville…
Green Valley… Adamstown…
Buckeystown… Monrovia…
Ijamsville… Park Mills…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.