Washington, DC Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of DC, including the following , District of
Columbia, Maryland, including the following areas, Anne Arundel,
Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and
Southeast Montgomery, Charles, Frederick MD, Northern Baltimore,
Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Prince
Georges, Southeast Harford, Southern Baltimore, St. Marys and
Washington, Virginia, including the following areas, Albemarle,
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue
Ridge, Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas
Park, Clarke, Culpeper, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax, Frederick VA,
Greene, King George, Madison, Nelson, Northern Fauquier, Northern
Virginia Blue Ridge, Northwest Prince William, Orange, Page,
Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Southern Fauquier,
Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren and Western Loudoun, and panhandle
West Virginia, including the following areas, Berkeley, Jefferson
and Morgan.

* WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rainfall
will move across the area Monday afternoon and evening.
Rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour are possible, which
may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding where the
heavy rain persist the longest.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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