Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH 338 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
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MD
. MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANNE ARUNDEL BALTIMORE CALVERT
CAROLINE CARROLL CECIL
CHARLES DORCHESTER FREDERICK
HARFORD HOWARD KENT
MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES QUEEN ANNE'S
ST. MARYS SOMERSET TALBOT
WICOMICO WORCESTER
MARYLAND INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BALTIMORE CITY
Flash Flood Watch
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
LOUDOUN-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...LEESBURG...MANASSAS...
MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH
930 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND NORTHERN
VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MARYLAND...
CARROLL...FREDERICK MD...HARFORD...HOWARD...MONTGOMERY...
NORTHERN BALTIMORE...PRINCE GEORGES AND SOUTHERN BALTIMORE.
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA...FAIRFAX...LOUDOUN AND
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK.
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
* THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING.
WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH
ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF OVER 5 INCHES.
* FLASH FLOODING MAY RESULT FROM RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE HAD RECENT
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AS WELL AS URBAN AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
Flash Flood Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...
BALTIMORE CITY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...
* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
* AT 814 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SEVERAL
ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING WITHIN THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN
AREA. CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE VERY HIGH AND RISING...AND MANY ARE LIKELY
OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN REPEATEDLY OVER THE
AREA.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE CARNEY...CATONSVILLE...FELLS POINT...LOCHEARN...MILFORD
MILL...OWINGS MILLS...PARKVILLE...PIKESVILLE...ROSEDALE...
TIMONIUM...TOWSON...WOODLAWN...ARMISTEAD GARDENS...BALTIMORE INNER
HARBOR...BEECHFIELD...BOLTON HILL...CANTON...GWYNNS FALLS...CLIFTON
PARK...DRUID HILLS PARK...EASTPOINT...FALLSTAFF...GUILFORD...
HOMELAND...HOWARD PARK...JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY...JOSEPHINE LEE...
LOCUST POINT...MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY...ROLAND PARK...UNION
SQUARE...WOODRING AND BALTIMORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3923 7652 3923 7654 3925 7655 3924 7656
3926 7676 3943 7680 3946 7649
Air Quality Index
426 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
THE FORECAST SATURDAY FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL
GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK.
PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND
AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 410-537-3247.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
934 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE HAIL AND
TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ALSO LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR THE
WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER
AND MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WATERS
SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED. PLEASE RELAY ALL SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOOD
REPORTS TO YOU LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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