Elevated North America

NWS / NOAA weather: 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...

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1529th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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