{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.b6b469fb40b6c5266c56adb718f484930fbbfb27.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued September 12 at 6:39PM EDT until September 12 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-12","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.b6b469fb40b6c5266c56adb718f484930fbbfb27.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC"},"word_count":197,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued September 12 at 6:39PM EDT until September 12 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Garrett, MD\n**Issued by:** NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC\n**Sent:** 2026-09-12T18:39:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-12T18:39:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-12T19:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 639 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy\nrain moving back toward the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of\nrain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are\npossible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to\nbegin shortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,\nhighways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor\ndrainage and low-lying areas.\n\nSome locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nRedhouse and Crellin.\n\nEarlier high water may have subsided, but with additional rain moving\nback into the area, water may rise again. Thus, the Flash Flood\nWarning will remain in effect.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nIn hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are\npotentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded\nroads. Find an alternate route."}