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Wind Advisory
Issued: 12:41 AM May. 31, 2025 – National Weather Service
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...DC, and portions of central, north central, northeast,
northern, and southern Maryland, and central, northern, and
northwest Virginia.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 6 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

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Tornado Watch
Issued: 12:35 AM May. 31, 2025 – National Weather Service
TORNADO WATCH 350 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MARYLAND

ANNE ARUNDEL                       HOWARD
MONTGOMERY
PRINCE GEORGES

IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND

CARROLL                       FREDERICK
WASHINGTON

IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

CECIL

IN NORTHERN MARYLAND

BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE CITY
HARFORD

IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND

CALVERT                       CHARLES
ST. MARYS

IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

ARLINGTON
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ALEXANDRIA, ANNAPOLIS,
ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, ASPEN HILL, BALLENGER CREEK, BALTIMORE,
BEL AIR, BETHESDA, BOWIE, CALIFORNIA, CAMP SPRINGS, CATONSVILLE,
CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA, DUNDALK,
DUNKIRK, EDGEWOOD, ELDERSBURG, ELKTON, ELLICOTT CITY, ESSEX,
FALLS CHURCH, FALLSTON, FREDERICK, GAITHERSBURG, GERMANTOWN,
GLEN BURNIE, GREENBELT, HAGERSTOWN, HAVRE DE GRACE, HUNTINGTOWN,
JOPPATOWNE, LAUREL, LEXINGTON PARK, LUSBY, NORTH BEACH, ODENTON,
PARKVILLE, PIKESVILLE, POTOMAC, PRINCE FREDERICK, RANDALLSTOWN,
ROCKVILLE, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SILVER SPRING, SOUTH GATE,
ST. CHARLES, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TOWSON, WALDORF, WASHINGTON,
AND WESTMINSTER.

Flood Watch
Issued: 12:33 AM May. 31, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...District of Columbia, Maryland, including the following
areas, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Central and
Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Charles,
Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Northwest
Montgomery, Prince Georges, Southeast Harford, Southern Baltimore
and St. Marys, and northern Virginia, including the following
areas, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Central and Southeast
Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax
and Northwest Prince William.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT Saturday.

* 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...
- Additional showers and a few thunderstorms are expected
overnight, which may result in an additional 1 to 2 inches of
rain and flash flooding.
- 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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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 11:54 PM May. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Howard County in central Maryland...
Eastern Montgomery County in central Maryland...
North Central Prince Georges County in central Maryland...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 754 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in
1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Columbia...                        Elkridge...
Laurel...                          Fairland...
Savage-guilford...                 Scaggsville...
Ilchester...                       Burtonsville...
Jessup...                          Savage...
Fulton...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED;
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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