Flash Flood Watch until 02:00AM Friday
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has expanded the
* Flash Flood Watch to include portions of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, including the following areas, in Maryland, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Central and Eastern Allegany, Central and Southeast Howard, Extreme Western Allegany, Frederick MD, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Southeast Harford, Southern Baltimore, St. Marys, and Washington. In Virginia, Clarke, Frederick VA, Greene, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren. In West Virginia, Berkeley, Eastern Grant, Eastern Mineral, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Western Grant, and Western Mineral.
* Through late tonight
* A line of moderate to heavy rainfall is developing from the Maryland-Pennsylvania border westward into Ohio. Rainfall intensity is expected to increase late this afternoon and evening, with the potential of producing 2 or more inches of rain in an hour.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ANNE ARUNDEL ... CALVERT ... CARROLL ... CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD ... EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY ... FREDERICK ... NORTHERN BALTIMORE ... NORTHWEST HARFORD ... NORTHWEST HOWARD ... SOUTHEAST HARFORD ... SOUTHERN BALTIMORE ... ST. MARYS ... WASHINGTON
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
Allegany County Government
701 Kelly Rd
Cumberland, MD 21502
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 301-777-2526
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Watch