Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of north central Maryland, Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia, including the following areas, in north central Maryland, Washington. In Virginia, Albemarle, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Clarke, Culpeper, Frederick VA, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Northern Fauquier, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Southern Fauquier, Warren, and Western Loudoun. In panhandle West Virginia, Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan.

* From noon EDT today through late tonight

* Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into tonight. The environment favors intense rainfall rates and showers moving over the same areas. These factors could lead to flash flooding of small streams and creeks and potentially river flooding. The threat of flash flooding is expected to persist through Wednesday and the flash flood watch will likely be extended through then.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SOUTHERN FAUQUIER ... NELSON ... AUGUSTA ... WESTERN LOUDOUN ... CLARKE ... BERKELEY ... NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE ... CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE ... PAGE ... RAPPAHANNOCK ... MORGAN ... WASHINGTON ... NORTHERN FAUQUIER ... MADISON ... CULPEPER ... JEFFERSON ... FREDERICK ... WARREN ... ALBEMARLE ... ROCKINGHAM ... GREENE ... SHENANDOAH ... 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.