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, Carroll, Central and Eastern Allegany, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Extreme Western Allegany, Frederick MD, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Southeast Harford, Southern Baltimore, and Washington. In Virginia, Clarke, Eastern Loudoun, Frederick VA, and Western Loudoun. In West Virginia, Berkeley, Eastern Mineral, Hampshire, Jefferson, Morgan, and Western Mineral.

* From noon EDT today through this evening

* Slow moving showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will be capable of producing intense rainfall rates that could lead to flash flooding.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WESTERN MINERAL ... CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY ... EASTERN LOUDOUN ... EASTERN MINERAL ... NORTHERN BALTIMORE ... EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY ... CARROLL ... NORTHWEST HOWARD ... WESTERN LOUDOUN ... CLARKE ... BERKELEY ... MORGAN ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD ... HAMPSHIRE ... WASHINGTON ... NORTHWEST HARFORD ... JEFFERSON ... FREDERICK ... FREDERICK ... NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY ... SOUTHERN BALTIMORE ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY ... SOUTHEAST HARFORD

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.