Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Maryland, The District of Columbia, Virginia, and West Virginia, including the following areas, in Maryland, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Charles, Frederick MD, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Prince Georges, Southeast Harford, and Southern Baltimore. The District of Columbia. In Virginia, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Clarke, Culpeper, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax, Frederick VA, Greene, Madison, Northern Fauquier, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Page, Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Southern Fauquier, Stafford, Warren, and Western Loudoun. In West Virginia, Eastern Pendleton, Hardy, Jefferson, and Western Pendleton.

* From this evening through Sunday morning

* Widespread showers will develop this evening along with possible thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall is expected. Average rainfall amounts will be between 1 and 3 inches with locally higher amounts around 4 inches possible.

* Heavy rainfall in short periods of time may cause creeks and streams to rapidly rise out of their banks along with the potential for flash flooding in urban areas.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ... SOUTHERN FAUQUIER ... ANNE ARUNDEL ... FAIRFAX ... WARREN ... STAFFORD ... NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE ... NORTHERN BALTIMORE ... NORTHWEST HOWARD ... NORTHWEST HARFORD ... SHENANDOAH ... RAPPAHANNOCK ... NORTHERN FAUQUIER ... MADISON ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY ... CULPEPER ... FREDERICK ... WESTERN PENDLETON ... SOUTHERN BALTIMORE ... JEFFERSON ... CARROLL ... EASTERN LOUDOUN ... HARDY ... ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA ... CLARKE ... PRINCE GEORGES ... PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK ... CHARLES ... PAGE ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD ... FREDERICK ... WESTERN LOUDOUN ... GREENE ... SOUTHEAST HARFORD ... EASTERN PENDLETON ... ROCKINGHAM ... NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY

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.