Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Warmer than today.
Forecast for Accomack
Updated: 2:54 PM EST on December 8, 2009
Flood Watch in effect from 6 PM EST this evening through Wednesday morning...
Tonight
Rain. Windy with lows in the mid 40s. Temperature rising to around 50 after midnight. East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph...increasing to southeast 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Wednesday
Rain until late afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance of showers late. Windy with highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Mostly clear. A chance of showers early in the evening. Windy with lows around 40. West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and breezy. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
... Flood Watch remains in effect from 6 PM EST this evening through Wednesday 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... Dorchester... inland Worcester... Maryland beaches... Somerset and Wicomico. In North Carolina... Bertie... Camden... Chowan... gates... Hertford... inland Currituck... Northampton NC... Outer Banks Currituck... Pasquotank and Perquimans. In Virginia... Accomack... Amelia... Brunswick... Caroline... Charles City... Chesapeake... Chesterfield... Cumberland... Dinwiddie... Essex... Fluvanna... Gloucester... Goochland... Greensville... Hanover... Henrico... Isle of Wight... James City... King William... King And Queen... Lancaster... Louisa... Lunenburg... Mathews... Mecklenburg... Middlesex... New Kent... Newport News/Hampton... Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA... Northumberland... Nottoway... Powhatan... Prince Edward... Prince George... Richmond... Southampton... Suffolk... Surry... Sussex... Virginia Beach... Westmoreland and York.
* From 6 PM EST this evening through Wednesday morning
* low pressure will track northeast along the Atlantic Seaboard tonight through Wednesday... bringing more widespread rainfall to the region. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are likely... with locally higher amounts possible. Given the recent extended wet period... this additional rainfall may lead to flooding of small creeks... streams and rivers... in addition to urban flood prone 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.