June 12th, 2014 by WCBC Radio
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY IN WESTERN MARYLAND... NORTHEASTERN MINERAL COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 930 PM EDT * AT 626 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. AROUND 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE RIDGELEY...CUMBERLAND AND LA VALE. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES... NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER...JENNINGS RUN...MURLEY BRANCH...BRADDOCK RUN...WARRIOR RUN...BRICE HOLLOW RUN...PATTERSON CREEK...MILL RUN... EVITTS CREEK...WILLS CREEK...DICKERSON ROAD BRANCH...FLINTSTONE CREEK...COLLIER RUN...CABIN RUN...ROCKY GAP RUN...DEATH VALLEY... NORTH BRANCH JENNINGS RUN...ASHCABIN RUN AND GEORGES CREEK. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. FLOODWATER USUALLY IS DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE WHEN FLOODED ROADS ARE ENCOUNTERED...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
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