Coastal Flood Watch in effect Friday morning through Friday night... Moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall will continue across the northern Virginia Piedmont region this evening. Rainfall amounts of around one third of an inch an hour will be likely across King George County. Winds of 15 to 25 mph...with a few gusts to 35 mph are expected.
Forecast for King George
Updated: 6:45 PM EST on November 12, 2009
Coastal Flood Advisory in effect until 6 am EST Friday...
Flood Watch in effect until 6 am EST Friday...
Coastal Flood Watch in effect from 6 am EST Friday through late Friday night...
Tonight
Rain. Breezy with lows in the upper 40s. North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Friday
Rain...mainly in the morning. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
... Coastal Flood Advisory in effect until 6 am EST Friday... ... Coastal Flood Watch remains in effect from Friday morning through late Friday night...
The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has issued a coastal Flood Advisory... which is in effect until 6 am EST Friday. A coastal Flood Watch remains in effect from Friday morning through late Friday night.
High tide late this afternoon is expected to cause minor tidal flooding along low lying areas. Particularly around Alexandria and Washington DC. Wisconsin Avenue river gage is expected to near 6 feet at high tide. Alexandrias river gage should rise to between 4.5 and 5 feet.
Tidal impacts will likely persist into the weekend during times of high tide.
Here are the times of the next high tides for a few locations... Alexandria... 4:33 PM and 5:00 am... key bridge... 4:40 PM and 5:07 am...
225 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2009
... Flood Watch now in effect through late tonight...
The Flood Watch is now in effect for
* portions of southern Maryland and central Virginia... including the following areas... in southern Maryland... Calvert... Charles and St. Marys. In central Virginia... King George.
* Through late tonight
* prolonged periods of light to moderate rain will continue through tonight and may cause small creeks to overflow into roadways
* flooded roadways and creeks
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.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 5:49 PM EST on November 12, 2009
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 42 hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/Baltimore
********************storm total rainfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments rainfall of (inches) measurement
Maryland
... Anne Arundel County... Balto/wash Intl 1.21 533 PM 11/12
... Charles County... La Plata 2.40 530 PM 11/12
... St. Mary's County... Hollywood 4.00 523 PM 11/12
Virginia
... Arlington County... Reagan National 1.47 534 PM 11/12