


Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
546 WGUS51 KLWX 200006 FFWLWX DCC001-MDC031-033-VAC059-200100- /O.EXT.KLWX.FF.W.0115.000000T0000Z-250720T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 806 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern District of Columbia... Southeastern Montgomery County in central Maryland... Prince Georges County in central Maryland... Fairfax County in northern Virginia... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 806 PM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Emergency management reports water rescues in Takoma Park and Silver Spring area. Flood sensors on SLigo Creek at SLigo Creek Parkway and New Hampshire Avenue show a 10 ft rise in 30 mins. . Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 30 minutes. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. 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... Bethesda... College Park... Greenbelt... Langley Park... Beltsville... Bladensburg... Fort Totten... American Legion Bridge... University of Maryland... Potomac... North Bethesda... Landover... Hyattsville... Takoma Park... Wolf Trap... East Riverdale... Great Falls... Adelphi... Kemp Mill... New Carrollton... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. && LAT...LON 3903 7729 3902 7691 3896 7685 3894 7690 3894 7703 3897 7731 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES $$ EST