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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
334 AM EDT SAT JUN 4 2016
WASHINGTON-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-
EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FROSTBURG…CUMBERLAND…
STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…STUARTS DRAFT…HARRISONBURG…
STRASBURG…WOODSTOCK…MOUNT JACKSON…NEW MARKET…WINCHESTER…
LURAY…SHENANDOAH…STANLEY…FRONT ROYAL…BERRYVILLE…
LOVINGSTON…CHARLOTTESVILLE…STANARDSVILLE…HIGHTOWN…
MONTEREY…BIG MEADOWS…WINTERGREEN…ROMNEY…PAW PAW…
MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN…SHEPHERDSTOWN…MOOREFIELD…
BAYARD…MOUNT STORM…PETERSBURG…ELK GARDEN…ANTIOCH…
KEYSER…NEW CREEK…RIDGEVILLE…RUSSELLDALE…HEADSVILLE…
FORT ASHBY…RIVERTON…BRANDYWINE…FRANKLIN…OAK FLAT…
RUDDLE…SUGAR GROVE
334 AM EDT SAT JUN 4 2016
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MARYLAND…VIRGINIA AND WEST
VIRGINIA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN MARYLAND…
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY…EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY AND
WASHINGTON. IN VIRGINIA…ALBEMARLE…AUGUSTA…CENTRAL
VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE…CLARKE…EASTERN HIGHLAND…FREDERICK
VA…GREENE…NELSON…NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE…PAGE…
ROCKINGHAM…SHENANDOAH…WARREN AND WESTERN HIGHLAND. IN WEST
VIRGINIA…BERKELEY…EASTERN GRANT…EASTERN MINERAL…
EASTERN PENDLETON…HAMPSHIRE…HARDY…JEFFERSON…MORGAN…
WESTERN GRANT…WESTERN MINERAL AND WESTERN PENDLETON.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
* A PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND POTOMAC HIGHLANDS…CENTRAL
VIRGINIA…EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND THROUGH
THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…WITH AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
AROUND ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH EXPECTED. HOWEVER…LOCALIZED
HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 2-3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN A FEW SHOWERS.
* THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH ALREADY SATURATED
GROUNDS FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF.
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY QUICKLY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS IN
ADDITION TO POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS.
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.
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
434 AM EDT SAT JUN 4 2016
…THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING…
.A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NORTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY. THIS FRONT WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS WHICH
MAY REPEATEDLY DEVELOP OVER THE SAME AREA CAUSING EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL.
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BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HOT SPRINGS…LEXINGTON…BUENA VISTA…
AMHERST
434 AM EDT SAT JUN 4 2016
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN CENTRAL
VIRGINIA…AMHERST. IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA…BATH AND
ROCKBRIDGE.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG
THE HIGHER TERRAIN…EITHER SIDE OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING…WITH AVERAGE AMOUNTS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE
INCH EXPECTED. LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 2-3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE.
* THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH ALREADY VERY WET
CONDITIONS FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF.
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY QUICKLY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS IN
ADDITION TO POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS.
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.
