Brinklow Weather - Warnings / Advisories

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 852 AM EDT THU SEP 04 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND VIRGINIA...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MARYLAND...ANNE ARUNDEL...
  CALVERT...CARROLL...CHARLES...FREDERICK MD...HARFORD...
  HOWARD...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN BALTIMORE...PRINCE GEORGES...
  SOUTHERN BALTIMORE AND ST. MARYS. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN
  VIRGINIA...ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA...CULPEPER...
  FAIRFAX...FAUQUIER...KING GEORGE...LOUDOUN...ORANGE...PRINCE
  WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK...SPOTSYLVANIA AND STAFFORD.
* FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
* HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL MOVE
  NORTHWEST ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY. IT
  APPEARS AT THIS TIME THAT THE HEAVIEST RAINS WOULD FALL LATE
  FRIDAY NIGHT INTO LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS LARGELY
  DEPENDENT ON THE EXACT TRACK OF HANNA. HOWEVER...ALONG THE PATH
  OF THIS STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER
  AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES. LATEST FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE INDICATES
  THAT AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES IN 3 HOURS OR LESS WILL CAUSE
  SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO FLOW OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
* IF HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS...EXPECT SMALL STREAMS TO OVERFLOW AND
  LOW LYING ROADS TO FLOOD. DO NOT EVER DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS.
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.
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ROSA

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TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 230 PM EDT THU SEP 04 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE POSITION OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
CENTRAL MARYLAND...NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...NORTHERN MARYLAND...
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. BRING INSIDE ANY OUTDOOR
OBJECTS THAT CAN BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE
LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EAST OF THE
INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR...WITH SOUTHERN MARYLAND HAVING THE HIGHEST
LIKELIHOOD OF STRONGEST WINDS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE
TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS AROUND 20 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN WILL BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHERN MARYLAND THIS EVENING. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN AREAS THAT
EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAIN BANDS UP TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN MAY OCCUR.
TROPICAL STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A
SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. WHILE IT HAS BEEN DRY DURING THE PAST MONTH
IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION
TO RISE ABOVE BANKFULL VERY QUICKLY...CREATING A FLASH FLOOD AND A
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU SEE FLASH FLOODING
OCCURRING...REPORT THIS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING ON ROADWAYS ON SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 600 PM.
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