Flood Warning In Central Frederick County


The Warning is in affect until 2:45 AM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  Central Frederick County in north central Maryland...

* Until 245 AM EDT.

* At 847 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of
  rain have fallen.

Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Frederick...                       Walkersville...
Braddock Heights...                Clover Hill...
Discovery-Spring Garden...         Linganore-Bartonsville...
Myersville...                      Woodsboro...
Libertytown...                     Burkittsville...
Bloomfield...                      Utica...
Lewistown...                       Mount Pleasant...
Clifton...                         Middletown In Frederick Md...
Bolivar...                         Arnoldtown...
Unionville...

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All
interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.

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.



By The National Weather Service, Sterling, Va.