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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1144 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006



MDC015-030500-

CECIL MD-

1144 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR CECIL

COUNTY...



AT 1141 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

THAT MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE ABOUT TO ENTER CECIL 

COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT STORM TOTAL ESTIMATES OF AROUND 

AN INCH AN HOUR WERE OCCURRING IN HARFORD COUNTY. SEVERAL ROADS ARE

CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING IN THE COUNTY AND IF THE HEAVY RAIN MAINTAINS 

ITSELF IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO EXTEND THE WARNING.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RISING SUN...

NORTH EAST...ELKTON AND CHARLESTOWN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3940 7617 3942 7578 3972 7579 3971 7620



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