alerte à la tempête sur Baltimore

On se disait, il fait chaud. Sur la voiture, la température affichée était cet après-midi à 17h00 de 99°F, 37° C. Oups...Effectivement, les écoles ont fermé plus tôt aujourd'hui à cause de la chaleur, ce qui arrive assez rarement
Il fait lourd, étouffant, et on aimerait bien qu'un orage éclate.

A priori, rien d'exceptionnel. Le plus inquiétant est l'approche d'Hannah, pour l'instant classée en tempête tropicale, qui pourrait devenir un ouragan de catégorie 1. Si elle garde sa trajectoire, elle devrait toucher l'état du Maryland samedi. Elle devrait se manifester par des orages violents, des pluies torrentiellesmêmes des tornades. Baltimore serait concernée par l'arrivée de cette tempête. Oups...

Voici le bulletin d'alerte de la météo:

Baltimore
Flash Flood Watch:

Issued at: 5:26 PM EDT 9/4/08, expires at: 1:30 AM EDT 9/5/08
Flash Flood Watch in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon,
The NWS in sterling Virginia has issued a
Flash flood watch for portions of Maryland, The District Of columbia and Virginia, Including The Following areas, In Maryland, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, frederick md, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Northern baltimore, Prince Georges, Southern Baltimore And st. Marys. The District of Columbia. In Virginia, Arlington/falls church/alexandria, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King george, Loudoun, Orange, Prince William/manassas/manassas park, Spotsylvania And Stafford.
From Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon.
Heavy rain associated with tropical storm hanna will move north across the region Friday afternoon into Saturday. It appears at this time that the heaviest rains would fall late Friday night into early Saturday afternoon. This is largely dependent on the exact track of hanna. However, Along The Path of this storm totals of 3 to 6 inches are expected. Latest flash flood guidance indicates that amounts of 3 to 4 inches in 3 hours or less will cause small streams and creeks to flow out of their banks.
If heavy rain develops, Expect Small Streams to overflow and low lying roads to flood. Do not ever drive into flood waters.
A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.

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