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WGUS41 KLWX 161638
FLWLWX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1238 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

MDC043-162245-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FA.W.0115.250816T1638Z-250816T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Washington MD-
1238 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of north central Maryland, including the
  following county, Washington.

* WHEN...Until 645 PM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1238 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
    shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
    have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
    warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Hagerstown...                      Robinwood...
    Fountainhead-Orchard Hills...      Smithsburg...
    Paramount-Long Meadow...           Mount Aetna...
    Long Meadow...                     Maugansville...
    Cavetown...                        Leitersburg...
    Fort Ritchie...                    Chewsville...
    Ringgold...                        Middleburg...
    Bridgeport...                      Cascade...
    Highfield...
  - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
    and preparedness information

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3972 7776 3972 7747 3969 7750 3968 7751
      3968 7750 3968 7749 3964 7752 3963 7753
      3963 7755 3962 7757 3959 7758 3962 7766


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