FLOOD WATCHNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
827 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-WARREN-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-
MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-NORTHERN VA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VA BLUE RIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…STUARTS DRAFT…
HARRISONBURG…STRASBURG…WOODSTOCK…MOUNT JACKSON…
NEW MARKET…LURAY…SHENANDOAH…STANLEY…FRONT ROYAL…
LOVINGSTON…CHARLOTTESVILLE…STANARDSVILLE…MADISON…
WASHINGTON…BIG MEADOWS…WINTERGREEN
827 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXPANDED
THE
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
NORTHERN VIRGINIA…NORTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN VIRGINIA…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING IN CENTRAL …VIRGINIA…ALBEMARLE…
GREENE AND NELSON. IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…CENTRAL VA BLUE
RIDGE AND NORTHERN VA BLUE RIDGE. IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA…
MADISON…PAGE…RAPPAHANNOCK…ROCKINGHAM…SHENANDOAH AND
WARREN. IN WESTERN VIRGINIA…AUGUSTA.
* FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
IS TROPICAL MOISTURE SO RAINFALL RATES WILL BE INTENSE. ALSO
THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING OR REPEATED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY OVER THE SAME AREAS WHICH FURTHER INCREASES THE RISK
OF FLOODING.
* TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY FROM THE BLUE RIDGE TO THE
ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS…MUCH OF WHICH SHOULD FALL IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. THESE AMOUNTS COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
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.
