Residents are urged to precautions.
Sterling, Va. (NWS) The Flash Flood Watch continues for portions of Maryland…the District of Columbia…Virginia and West Virginia…including the following areas…in Maryland…Anne Arundel…Calvert…Carroll…central and easternAllegany…central and southeast Howard…central andsoutheast Montgomery…Charles…extreme western Allegany…Frederick Md…northern Baltimore…northwest Harford…northwest Howard…northwest Montgomery…Prince George’s…southeast Harford…southern Baltimore…St. Marys and Washington. the District of Columbia. In Virginia…Albemarle…Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria…Augusta…central Virginia Blue Ridge…Clarke…Culpeper…eastern
Loudoun…Fairfax…Frederick Va…Greene…King George…
Madison…Nelson…northern Fauquier…northern Virginia Blue
Ridge…Orange…Page…Prince William/Manassas/Manassas
Park…Rappahannock…Rockingham…Shenandoah…southern
Fauquier…Spotsylvania…Stafford…Warren and western
Loudoun. In West Virginia…Berkeley…eastern Grant…eastern
Mineral…Hampshire…Hardy…Jefferson…Morgan…western
Grant and western Mineral.
* through Friday morning
* A powerful low pressure system over Kentucky will bring
periods of heavy rain to our area into Friday morning.
* Widespread rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches are expected.
Localized amounts up to a foot of rain are possible…
including along the eastern slopes of the Northern Virginia
Blue Ridge and Catoctin mountains in Maryland.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
These next few days will be a dangerous time…requiring more
than the usual awareness…planning and preparations.
If you are near streams or drainage ditches…keep an eye on them
and be ready to quickly seek higher ground. Water may rise
rapidly.
Clear out storm drains.
Those prone to basement flooding should prepare. Communities
prone to flooding should prepare.
Continue to check in on the forecast for updates.
Warnings will be issued for areas where flooding is imminent.
Ensure you get warnings from the National Weather Service through
your mobile phone and or NOAA Weather Radio.
Be prepared to take action if a warning is issued for where you
are or if flooding is observed.
Ensure your kids dont play near flood waters.
Remember if you come across water crossing a road…turn around
don’t drown!
By The National Weather Serivce