Flood Watch / Flood Statement
Statement as of 4:50 PM EDT on July 02, 2013
…Flash Flood Watch is cancelled…
The Flash Flood Watch for portions of Maryland…the District of
Columbia and Virginia has been cancelled.
Rainfall today has not been heavy enough to facilitate the need
for the watch. This evening’s heaviest rainfall is expected to
fall east of the Chesapeake Bay.
FLOOD WATCH
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1213 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-
CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-ORANGE-
CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…WESTMINSTER…
GAITHERSBURG…COLUMBIA…BALTIMORE…ANNAPOLIS…WALDORF…
ST MARYS CITY…CHARLOTTESVILLE…CULPEPER…MANASSAS…
MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX…ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH…
FREDERICKSBURG
1213 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF MARYLAND…THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND VIRGINIA…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN MARYLAND…ANNE ARUNDEL…
CALVERT…CARROLL…CHARLES…HARFORD…HOWARD…MONTGOMERY…
NORTHERN BALTIMORE…PRINCE GEORGES…SOUTHERN BALTIMORE AND ST.
MARYS. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN VIRGINIA…ALBEMARLE…
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA…CULPEPER…FAIRFAX…
GREENE…KING GEORGE…MADISON…NELSON…ORANGE…PRINCE
WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK…SOUTHERN FAUQUIER…
SPOTSYLVANIA AND STAFFORD.
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
* SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGH LATE THIS
EVENING. THE MOST WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THIS
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SOME SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCALIZED
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH
AREA. MOST OF THE RAIN WILL FALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF
TIME…CAUSING THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP.
* IF FLASH FLOODING WERE TO DEVELOP…ROADS WILL BECOME
IMPASSABLE ALONG WITH CREEKS AND STREAMS QUICKLY RISING OUT OF
THEIR BANKS.
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
1219 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013
…PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE INTO TONIGHT…
.A DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION WILL COMBINE
WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TO RESULT IN PERIODIC ROUNDS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE SHOWERS
AND STORMS MAY BE SLOW MOVING…AND TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME AREA
RESULTING IN ENOUGH RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD TO PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…AMHERST…LYNCHBURG…APPOMATTOX…
SOUTH BOSTON…KEYSVILLE
1219 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
AMHERST…APPOMATTOX…BUCKINGHAM AND CAMPBELL. IN SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA…CHARLOTTE AND HALIFAX.
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
* BANDS OR CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF BETWEEN 1 AND
3 INCHES COULD OCCUR.
* RUNOFF FROM THE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF
SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS…AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS
ESPECIALLY IN SPOTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE
LAST FEW DAYS.
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.
