Flood Watch – CANCELED
838 PM EDT Fri Sep 7 2018
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED…
The Flash Flood Watch for portions of western Maryland, Virginia,
and West Virginia has been cancelled. Heavy rain has ended.
Earlier original post:
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
329 AM EDT Fri Sep 7 2018
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Virginia and West Virginia,
including the following areas, in Virginia, Albemarle,
Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Clarke, Culpeper,
Eastern Highland, Frederick VA, Greene, Madison, Nelson,
Northern Fauquier, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page,
Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Southern Fauquier,
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 noon EDT today through this evening
* Slow moving thunderstorms are expected to develop this
afternoon. Heavy rain from these thunderstorms will pose a high
threat of flash flooding.
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.
