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MDC003-033-080115-
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PRINCE GEORGES MD-ANNE ARUNDEL MD-
324 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND
EASTERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 322 PM EDT...THE STREAM GAUGE ON WESTERN BRANCH AT UPPER
MARLBORO WAS AT 8.3 FEET AND STEADILY RISING. ADDITIONAL RAIN IS
MOVING INTO THE AREA...WHICH MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON WESTERN
BRANCH IN THE UPPER MARLBORO AREA EARLY THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONALLY...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON OTHER AREA CREEKS AND
STREAMS IN EASTERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY AND WESTERN ANNE ARUNDEL
COUNTY.
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...
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...PATUXENT
RIVER...LITTLE PATUXENT RIVER...NORTH RIVER...WESTERN BRANCH
PATUXENT RIVER...FEDERAL SPRING BRANCH...COLLINGTON
BRANCH...BEAVERDAM CREEK...LOTTSFORD BRANCH...RITCHIE BRANCH...AND
PISCATAWAY CREEK.
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.
MDC003-033-080115-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FA.W.0064.130607T1924Z-130608T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PRINCE GEORGES MD-ANNE ARUNDEL MD-
324 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND
EASTERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 322 PM EDT...THE STREAM GAUGE ON WESTERN BRANCH AT UPPER
MARLBORO WAS AT 8.3 FEET AND STEADILY RISING. ADDITIONAL RAIN IS
MOVING INTO THE AREA...WHICH MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON WESTERN
BRANCH IN THE UPPER MARLBORO AREA EARLY THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONALLY...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON OTHER AREA CREEKS AND
STREAMS IN EASTERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY AND WESTERN ANNE ARUNDEL
COUNTY.
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...
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...PATUXENT
RIVER...LITTLE PATUXENT RIVER...NORTH RIVER...WESTERN BRANCH
PATUXENT RIVER...FEDERAL SPRING BRANCH...COLLINGTON
BRANCH...BEAVERDAM CREEK...LOTTSFORD BRANCH...RITCHIE BRANCH...AND
PISCATAWAY CREEK.
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.
must be the folks that can't turn on their headlights
