Full Notification

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for

* Portions of Maryland, The District of Columbia, Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia, including the following areas, in Maryland, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Charles, Frederick MD, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Prince Georges, Southeast Harford, Southern Baltimore, St. Marys, and Washington. The District of Columbia. In Virginia, Albemarle, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Clarke, Culpeper, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax, Frederick VA, Greene, King George, Madison, Nelson, Northern Fauquier, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page, Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Southern Fauquier, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, and Western Loudoun. In panhandle West Virginia, Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan.

* Through Wednesday afternoon

* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage and intensity early today. This pattern will remain in place through Wednesday, with multiple rounds of torrential rainfall possible. Given saturated soil from this weekend's rainfall, repetitive heavy rain may result in flash flooding.

* Urban areas, locations along small streams and creeks, and poor drainage areas are most vulnerable to flash flooding.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ANNE ARUNDEL ... KING GEORGE ... FAIRFAX ... SOUTHERN FAUQUIER ... NORTHERN BALTIMORE ... STAFFORD ... AUGUSTA ... NORTHWEST HOWARD ... ST. MARYS ... NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE ... DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ... RAPPAHANNOCK ... MORGAN ... NORTHWEST HARFORD ... CULPEPER ... MADISON ... NORTHERN FAUQUIER ... FREDERICK ... JEFFERSON ... WARREN ... SOUTHERN BALTIMORE ... ALBEMARLE ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY ... SHENANDOAH ... EASTERN LOUDOUN ... CALVERT ... NELSON ... CARROLL ... SPOTSYLVANIA ... PRINCE GEORGES ... CHARLES ... WESTERN LOUDOUN ... ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA ... CLARKE ... BERKELEY ... CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE ... PAGE ... PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD ... WASHINGTON ... FREDERICK ... NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY ... ROCKINGHAM ... GREENE ... ORANGE ... SOUTHEAST HARFORD

Instructions:

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.