Flash Flood Warning for the Baltimore Area (Severe)

Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:21PM EDT until July 21 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

FFWLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Anne Arundel County in central Maryland...
Southeastern Baltimore County in northern Maryland...
Baltimore City in northern Maryland...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 621 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. 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...
Baltimore... Middle River...
Sparrows Point... Back River...
North Point State Park... Glen Burnie...
Dundalk... Catonsville...
Essex... Woodlawn...
Pasadena... Arbutus...
Rosedale... Ferndale...
Rossville... Brooklyn Park...
Pumphrey... Linthicum...
Edgemere...

What to do

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

Affected area: Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore, MD; Baltimore City, MD

Reported by HarborBeat based on National Weather Service.