Beltsville, MD Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
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 and St. Marys, and
Virginia, including the following areas, Albemarle,
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Central and Southeast Prince
William/Manassas/Manassas Park, Culpeper, Eastern Loudoun,
Fairfax, Greene, King George, Madison, Nelson, Northern Fauquier,
Northwest Prince William, Orange, Rappahannock, Southern Fauquier,
Spotsylvania, Stafford and Western Loudoun.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Numerous showers and thunderstorms will move across the area
Wednesday afternoon and evening. Rainfall rates of up to 2
inches per hour are possible, which may lead to scattered
instances of flash flooding where the heavy rain persists 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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