Nelson County, Virginia
FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING..
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
438 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
WASHINGTON-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
HIGHLAND-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-
CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-
JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FROSTBURG…CUMBERLAND…
STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN…BAYARD…
PETERSBURG…EMORYVILLE…HARTMANSVILLE…KEYSER…FORT ASHBY
438 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF MARYLAND…VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
* FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
* A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT…BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE.
* FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IS LOW ACROSS THE AREA. AS LITTLE AS ONE
HALF OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAINFALL IN ONE HOUR OR ONE TO
ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THREE HOURS MAY CAUSE
STREAMS AND CREEKS TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.
