Sterling Rescue Water Rescue Team

With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the opening of public pools, officials from the Loudoun County Health Department, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue and Loudoun County Sheriff's Office remind residents to be cautious while swimming in naturally occurring waterways, human-made bodies of water and private pools. Details here: https://bit.ly/3h4iTyu

Today's is a timely repeat, and should remind everybody to "Turn around, don't drown". Please, never drive into moving water no matter how deep you think it is. Conditions change rapidly, and it only takes a few inches of moving water to sweep away your vehicle. Also, don't forget to turn on your headlights whenever you turn on your windshield wipers!

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Howard County in central Maryland...
Montgomery County in central Maryland...
Southern Frederick County in north central Maryland...
Loudoun County in northern Virginia...

* Until 245 AM EDT

* At 1050 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the area.
Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts of two inches are possible. Flash flooding is expected to
begin shortly.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Germantown, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Leesburg, Olney, Damascus,
Lansdowne, Lowes Island, Poolesville, Aspen Hill, Ashburn,
Montgomery Village, North Potomac, Redland, Colesville,
Countryside, Purcellville, Brunswick, Round Hill and Rossmoor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL | MONDAY .... Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will likely produce TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS in the "High" and "Very High" area.

While the "Flash Flood Guidance" is showing 1.5 to 3 inches in a 1 to 3 hour period (the amount of rain it would take in that duration to produce flash flooding), very high dew points in the mid 70's and Precipitable Water ranging 2 to 3 inches are strong indicators of a heavy rainfall potential. Watch for rapidly rising creeks and streams, and flooding across low-lying and poor drainage areas.

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