The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Sussex County in southern Delaware...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 111 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1
to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Georgetown, Millsboro, Lewes, Milton, Dagsboro, Millville, Henlopen
Acres, Cape Henlopen State Park, Long Neck, Ocean View, Frankford
and South Bethany.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED;
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR