Flash Flood Warning for the Baltimore Area (Severe)

Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:47PM EDT until July 21 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

FFWLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Howard County in central Maryland...
Northeastern Montgomery County in central Maryland...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 647 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 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...
Columbia... Germantown...
Olney... Damascus...
Montgomery Village... Clarksburg...
Highland... Laytonsville...
Roxbury Mills... Dayton...
Glenelg... Clarksville...

What to do

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

Affected area: Howard, MD; Montgomery, MD

Reported by HarborBeat based on National Weather Service.