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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1010 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2016

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ANNE ARUNDEL MD-BALTIMORE MD-CARROLL MD-HOWARD MD-BALTIMORE CITY MD-
MONTGOMERY MD-FREDERICK MD-
1010 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2016

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR COLUMBIA...ELLICOTT
CITY...AND THE LITTLE PATUXENT AND PATAPSCO RIVERS...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT SUNDAY
FOR NORTHERN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...SOUTHWESTERN
BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...SOUTH CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY
IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...HOWARD...CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN FREDERICK COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL
MARYLAND AND BALTIMORE CITY...

AT 1008 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STREAM GAUGES RECORDED
SIGNIFICANT RISES ON THE LITTLE PATUXENT AND PATAPSCO RIVERS.
INTERESTS ON THE LITTLE PATUXENT DOWNSTREAM OF THE CENTENNIAL DAM
SOUTHWARD THROUGH COLUMBIA DOWN TO ROUTE 32 NEED TO IMMEDIATELY SEEK
HIGHER GROUND FOR RAPID WATER RISES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR UPSTREAM
DAM FAILURE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA AND
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS ALSO ONGOING IN ELLICOTT CITY. TAKE ACTION
NOW AND DO NOT TRAVEL!!!

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR COLUMBIA...ELLICOTT CITY...AND
THE LITTLE PATUXENT AND PATAPSCO RIVERS. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BALTIMORE...COLUMBIA...GERMANTOWN...ROCKVILLE...GAITHERSBURG...
OLNEY...PIKESVILLE...COCKEYSVILLE...ELKRIDGE...DAMASCUS...GLEN
BURNIE...ELLICOTT CITY...DUNDALK...TOWSON...CATONSVILLE...WOODLAWN...
RANDALLSTOWN...MONTGOMERY VILLAGE...PARKVILLE AND OWINGS MILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.

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LAT...LON 3948 7651 3921 7652 3910 7725 3935 7719

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JE
