Boyds, MD Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...The District of Columbia, and portions of Maryland,
including the following areas, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Central and
Eastern Allegany, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and
Southeast Montgomery, Charles, Eastern Garrett, Extreme Western
Allegany, Frederick MD, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford,
Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Prince Georges, Southeast
Harford, Southern Baltimore, Washington and Western Garrett,
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 Highland, 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, Western
Highland and Western Loudoun, and West Virginia, including the
following areas, Berkeley, Eastern Grant, Eastern Mineral, Eastern
Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Western Grant,
Western Mineral and Western Pendleton.

* WHEN...Through 2 AM tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms will form this afternoon and linger
on and off through the first half of the night. Storms will
be slow moving and capable of producing very heavy rainfall.
Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches appear likely for locations
that receive thunderstorms, with isolated totals of 2 to 4
inches. The strongest thunderstorms may be capable of
producing 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain in an hour.
- 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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