Nelson County, Virginia
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
905 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING…
PORTIONS OF MARYLAND…THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…VIRGINIA AND
NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN
MARYLAND…ANNE ARUNDEL…CALVERT…CARROLL…CHARLES…
FREDERICK MD…HARFORD…HOWARD…MONTGOMERY…NORTHERN
BALTIMORE…PRINCE GEORGES…SOUTHERN BALTIMORE…ST. MARYS
AND WASHINGTON. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN VIRGINIA…
ALBEMARLE…ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA…AUGUSTA…
CLARKE…CULPEPER…FAIRFAX…FREDERICK VA…GREENE…KING
GEORGE…LOUDOUN…MADISON…NELSON…NORTHERN FAUQUIER…
ORANGE…PAGE…PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK…
RAPPAHANNOCK…ROCKINGHAM…SHENANDOAH…SOUTHERN FAUQUIER…
SPOTSYLVANIA…STAFFORD AND WARREN. IN NORTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA…BERKELEY…JEFFERSON AND MORGAN.
* FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
* LIGHT RAIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THIS EVENING
WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT…BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES
LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS UP THE EAST
COAST. RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED…
WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO SIX INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
PEOPLE LIVING IN AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING SHOULD
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
