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Mt. Washington Area Evacuated Due To Flooding

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- High flood waters have caused Baltimore City officials to evacuate the Mt. Washington neighborhood.

According to a tweet from Baltimore's Department of Public Works, they are asking people to avoid the area as well as streams.

Areal flood warnings were issued for Baltimore City and Baltimore County through the early evening. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for most of Maryland through Wednesday evening.

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