Flash Flood Warning for Montgomery, MD
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Montgomery
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What is happening
FFWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Montgomery County in central Maryland... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 623 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Full official description
Bulletin details
FFWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Montgomery County in central Maryland... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 623 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Rainfall amounts around 1 to 3 inches are expected within an 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... Rockville... Lowes Island... Aspen Hill... Potomac... North Bethesda... North Potomac... Great Falls... Wheaton-Glenmont... Wheaton... Darnestown...
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 6:23PM EDT until August 7 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Official revision
Source and limitations
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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