Flash Flood Watch until 12:00PM Sunday
The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for
* Portions of Maryland, The District of Columbia, Virginia, and West Virginia, including the following areas, in Maryland, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Charles, Frederick MD, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Prince Georges, Southeast Harford, and Southern Baltimore. The District of Columbia. In Virginia, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Clarke, Culpeper, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax, Frederick VA, Greene, Madison, Northern Fauquier, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page, Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Southern Fauquier, Stafford, Warren, and Western Loudoun. In West Virginia, Eastern Pendleton, Hardy, Jefferson, and Western Pendleton.
* Through Sunday morning
* Widespread showers and possible thunderstorms will develop this evening and continue into Sunday morning. Locally heavy rainfall is expected. Average rainfall amounts will be between 1 and 3 inches with locally higher amounts around 4 inches possible.
* Heavy rainfall in short periods of time may cause creeks and streams to rapidly rise out of their banks along with the potential for flash flooding in urban areas.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ... SOUTHERN FAUQUIER ... ANNE ARUNDEL ... FAIRFAX ... WARREN ... STAFFORD ... NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE ... NORTHERN BALTIMORE ... NORTHWEST HOWARD ... NORTHWEST HARFORD ... SHENANDOAH ... RAPPAHANNOCK ... NORTHERN FAUQUIER ... MADISON ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY ... CULPEPER ... FREDERICK ... WESTERN PENDLETON ... SOUTHERN BALTIMORE ... JEFFERSON ... CARROLL ... EASTERN LOUDOUN ... HARDY ... ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA ... CLARKE ... PRINCE GEORGES ... PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK ... CHARLES ... PAGE ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD ... FREDERICK ... WESTERN LOUDOUN ... GREENE ... SOUTHEAST HARFORD ... EASTERN PENDLETON ... ROCKINGHAM ... NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY ... 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP JCHSEM followed by your message, to 888777
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