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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
637 AM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern District of Columbia...
  South Central Montgomery County in central Maryland...
  Arlington County in northern Virginia...
  Northeastern Fairfax County in northern Virginia...
  The Western City of Alexandria in northern Virginia...
  The City of Falls Church in northern Virginia...

* Until 945 AM EDT.

* At 637 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain 
  has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 3 to 5 inches in 1 hour. 
  Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
  warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  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...
  Arlington...                       Alexandria...
  Bethesda...                        Annandale...
  Springfield...                     Vienna...
  Groveton...                        Falls Church...
  Mantua...                          Fort Belvoir...
  Pimmit Hills...                    Mclean...
  American Legion Bridge...          Rosslyn...
  Potomac...                         Burke...
  Oakton...                          Lincolnia...
  Tysons Corner...                   Franconia...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3900 7706 3884 7708 3874 7712 3874 7720
      3878 7726 3889 7727 3899 7724

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...3-5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Geiger