Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, including the following areas, in Maryland, Central and Eastern Allegany, Extreme Western Allegany, and Washington. In Virginia, Augusta, Clarke, Eastern Highland, Frederick VA, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren, and Western Highland. In West Virginia, Berkeley, Eastern Grant, Eastern Mineral, Eastern Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Western Grant, Western Mineral, and Western Pendleton.

* From noon EDT today through Thursday afternoon

* Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain falling over saturated ground may result in several instances of flash flooding through Thursday.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WESTERN MINERAL ... CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY ... EASTERN MINERAL ... EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY ... HARDY ... WESTERN HIGHLAND ... AUGUSTA ... WESTERN GRANT ... CLARKE ... BERKELEY ... EASTERN HIGHLAND ... EASTERN GRANT ... PAGE ... MORGAN ... HAMPSHIRE ... WASHINGTON ... FREDERICK ... JEFFERSON ... WARREN ... ROCKINGHAM ... EASTERN PENDLETON ... SHENANDOAH ... WESTERN PENDLETON

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.