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Jefferson County HSEM
Friday September 7th, 2018 :: 08:50 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Watch until 11:00PM

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of western Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, including the following areas, in western Maryland, Central and Eastern Allegany and Extreme Western Allegany. In Virginia, Albemarle, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Clarke, Culpeper, Eastern Highland, Frederick VA, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Northern Fauquier, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Southern Fauquier, 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.

* Until 11 PM EDT this evening

* Slow moving thunderstorms are expected to develop through this evening. Heavy rain from these thunderstorms will pose an elevated threat of flash flooding.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WESTERN MINERAL ... SOUTHERN FAUQUIER ... EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY ... AUGUSTA ... EASTERN HIGHLAND ... NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE ... RAPPAHANNOCK ... MORGAN ... CULPEPER ... MADISON ... NORTHERN FAUQUIER ... JEFFERSON ... WARREN ... ALBEMARLE ... SHENANDOAH ... WESTERN PENDLETON ... CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY ... EASTERN MINERAL ... NELSON ... WESTERN HIGHLAND ... HARDY ... WESTERN GRANT ... CLARKE ... BERKELEY ... EASTERN GRANT ... CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE ... PAGE ... HAMPSHIRE ... FREDERICK ... ROCKINGHAM ... EASTERN PENDLETON ... GREENE ... 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

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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

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