...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KENT AND NORTH CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTIES...
At 437 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain with a vehicle stranded on a flooded roadway in
Milford. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected
rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash
flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Dover, Milford, Bowers, Big Stone Beach, Dover Base Housing,
Rising Sun-Lebanon, Rising Sun, Frederica, Magnolia, Little Creek,
Riverview and Woodside East.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED;
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
