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Flash Flood Warning for Baltimore, MD; Harford, MD

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Baltimore, Harford
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What is happening

At 555 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated around 2 to 5 inches of rain have fallen across most of the warned area within the last couple hours. Excess runoff from the heavy rain will lead to flash flooding. The Harford County 911 Center reported around a foot of flowing water in Joppatowne around Joppa Farm Road and...

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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At 555 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated around 2 to 5 inches of rain have fallen across most of the warned area within the last couple hours. Excess runoff from the heavy rain will lead to flash flooding. The Harford County 911 Center reported around a foot of flowing water in Joppatowne around Joppa Farm Road and Barksdale Road. Additional rainfall amounts up to one inch are expected within the next hour. 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... Parkville... Carney... Perry Hall... Rosedale... Rossville... White Marsh... Kingsville... Edgewood... Joppatowne... Gunpowder... Upper Falls... Bradshaw... Nottingham... Joppa... Magnolia... Fullerton...

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 5:55PM EDT until August 7 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 4:43PM EDT until August 7 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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