Full Notification

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA AND PANHANDLE WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN VIRGINIA... CLARKE...FREDERICK VA...GREENE...MADISON...NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE...PAGE...RAPPAHANNOCK...ROCKINGHAM...SHENANDOAH AND WARREN. IN PANHANDLE WEST VIRGINIA...BERKELEY AND JEFFERSON.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* PROLONGED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS SHOULD TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL CAUSE FLOODING.

* FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS IS POSSIBLE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERKELEY ... JEFFERSON

Instructions:

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.