NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
2:12PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR…
- SOUTHERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND
- CHARLES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND
- WESTERN ST. MARYS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND
UNTIL 10:15 PM EDT
AT 212 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN MARYLAND. RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN TODAY IN THESE AREAS…AND SEVERAL MORE INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. STREAMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ON THE RISE AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE WITH THE ADDED RAINFALL.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER…ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.
