Flash Flood Watch until 06:00AM Monday
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has expanded the
* Flash Flood Watch to include portions of Maryland, The District of Columbia, Virginia, and panhandle 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 Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Prince Georges, Southern Baltimore, and Washington. The District of Columbia. In Virginia, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Clarke, Culpeper, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax, King George, Northern Fauquier, Orange, Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park, Southern Fauquier, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Western Loudoun. In panhandle West Virginia, Berkeley and Jefferson.
* From 6 PM EDT this evening through late tonight
* Slow moving showers and thunderstorms are expected tonight. Torrential rainfall may lead to totals exceeding 2 inches in a short period of time. This may cause flash flooding of small streams and other poor drainage urban areas.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ... SOUTHERN FAUQUIER ... ANNE ARUNDEL ... FAIRFAX ... STAFFORD ... KING GEORGE ... NORTHERN BALTIMORE ... NORTHWEST HOWARD ... NORTHERN FAUQUIER ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY ... CULPEPER ... FREDERICK ... SOUTHERN BALTIMORE ... JEFFERSON ... CARROLL ... EASTERN LOUDOUN ... SPOTSYLVANIA ... ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA ... CLARKE ... BERKELEY ... PRINCE GEORGES ... PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK ... CHARLES ... WASHINGTON ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD ... WESTERN LOUDOUN ... NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY ... ORANGE
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.
Address/Location
Jefferson County HSEM
28 Industrial Blvd
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-728-3290
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP JCHSEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Watch