Nelson County, Virginia
Flood Watch / Flood Statement
Statement as of 7:30 PM EDT on August 18, 2010
…Flood Watch is cancelled…
The Flood Watch for portions of southern Maryland and Virginia
has been cancelled. Although a second round of showers is expected
tonight…rainfall of only one-quarter inch is expected. This
amount of rain will not be conducive to flooding.
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
600 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT THURSDAY…
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA…INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS…IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND…CALVERT…CHARLES AND
ST. MARYS. IN VIRGINIA…ALBEMARLE…CULPEPER…GREENE…KING
GEORGE…MADISON…NELSON…ORANGE…SOUTHERN FAUQUIER…
SPOTSYLVANIA AND STAFFORD.
* UNTIL 3 AM EDT THURSDAY
* AN UPPER DISTURBANCE OVER SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST ALONG A SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH THE CENTRAL
FOOTHILLS…THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND THIS
EVENING. SLOW-MOVING…MODERATE SHOWERS MAY RESULT AND COULD
EXACERBATE ANY FLOODING CONCERNS GIVEN THE MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN THIS AFTERNOON FROM CONVECTIVE STORMS CURRENTLY MOVING
ACROSS SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
