... Flood Watch remains in effect through Friday morning...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland... North
Carolina and Virginia... including the following areas... in the
lower Eastern Shore of Maryland... inland Worcester and
Maryland beaches. In North Carolina... Bertie... Camden...
Chowan... gates... Hertford... inland Currituck... Northampton
NC... Outer Banks Currituck... Pasquotank and Perquimans. In
Virginia... Accomack... Chesapeake... Isle of Wight... Newport
News/Hampton... Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA...
Southampton... Suffolk... Virginia Beach and York.
* Through Friday morning
* periods of heavy rain will continue tonight... and last through Friday
morning. Total rainfall amounts of 3 to 8 inches are anticipated
through 700 am Friday morning... with locally higher amounts
possible. Highest total rainfall amounts at this time... between
6 to 8 inches... are expected to be across southeast Virginia and
northeast North Carolina
* periods of heavy rainfall may cause flooding of creeks and
small streams. Additionally... flooding may also occur in poor
drainage areas.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.