FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1045 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2020
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District of Columbia-Southern Baltimore-Prince Georges-
Anne Arundel-Northwest Montgomery-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard-
Central and Southeast Howard-Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Page-
Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Fairfax-
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Western Highland-
Eastern Highland-Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Hardy-Western Grant-Eastern Grant-
Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton-
Including the cities of Washington, Baltimore, Bowie,
Suitland-Silver Hill, Clinton, College Park, Greenbelt, Laurel,
Camp Springs, Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Severn, South Gate,
Severna Park, Arnold, Odenton, Germantown, Damascus, Bethesda,
Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Lisbon, Columbia,
Ellicott City, Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Harrisonburg,
Strasburg, Woodstock, Mount Jackson, New Market, Luray,
Shenandoah, Stanley, Dale City, Manassas, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge,
Montclair, Reston, Herndon, Annandale, Centreville, Chantilly,
McLean, Franconia, Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Hightown,
Monterey, Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, Big Meadows, Wintergreen,
Moorefield, Bayard, Mount Storm, Petersburg, Riverton,
Brandywine, Franklin, Oak Flat, Ruddle, and Sugar Grove
1045 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2020
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Maryland, The District of
Columbia, Virginia, and eastern West Virginia, including the
following areas, in Maryland, Anne Arundel, Central and
Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Northwest
Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Prince Georges, and Southern
Baltimore. The District of Columbia. In Virginia,
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Augusta, Central Virginia
Blue Ridge, Eastern Highland, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax,
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Page, Prince William,
Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Western Highland. In eastern West
Virginia, Eastern Grant, Eastern Pendleton, Hardy, Western
Grant, and Western Pendleton.
* Until 9 PM EDT this evening
* Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected
through early this evening. Localized rainfall amounts around 1
to 2 inches are possible within a short period of time and this
may result in flash flooding for small streams, creeks, and
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.
