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FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1017 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 HOWARD MD-MONTGOMERY MD-ANNE ARUNDEL MD-PRINCE GEORGES MD- 1017 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM EDT FOR PRINCE GEORGES...ANNE ARUNDEL...MONTGOMERY AND HOWARD COUNTIES... AT 1017 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE METRO AREAS. ANOTHER TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 2 AM. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.