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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
246 PM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Dorchester County in southeastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Somerset County in southeastern Maryland...
  Western Wicomico County in southeastern Maryland...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 246 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 
  0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding 
  is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  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...
  Sharptown, Vienna, Deal Island, Mardela Springs, Nanticoke, 
  Bivalve, Waterview, Wetipquin and Dames Quarter.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS 
Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

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LAT...LON 3820 7591 3826 7591 3823 7597 3835 7586
      3836 7586 3831 7594 3845 7588 3856 7570
      3811 7594 3811 7595 3813 7595 3813 7596
      3794 7600 3797 7604 3800 7605 3801 7600
      3802 7600 3810 7606

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

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