National Weather Service update.
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Carroll County in north central Maryland...
Northeastern Frederick County in north central Maryland...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 226 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Frederick... Thurmont...
Emmitsburg... Taneytown...
Walkersville... Braddock Heights...
Discovery-Spring Garden... Clover Hill...
Linganore-Bartonsville... Woodsboro...
Libertytown... Sabillasville...
Graceham... Rocky Ridge...
Utica... Lewistown...
New Midway... Ladiesburg...
Detour... Bloomfield...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
By The National Weather Service, Sterling, Va.