THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL CHARLES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND…
NORTHWESTERN ST. MARYS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND…
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
* AT 730 PM EDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING AND CLOSED
ROADS CONTINUING FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAIN. RADAR REPORTED ONE TO
THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.