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Flood Watch
Issued: 9:22 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...The District of Columbia, portions of Maryland, including the following areas, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Charles and Prince Georges, and Virginia, including the following areas, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax, King George, Northwest Prince William, Spotsylvania and Stafford. * WHEN...Until 3 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to move through the Watch area this evening through the first half of the night. A widespread 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected, with localized totals of 2 to 4 inches where training or backbuilding occurs. Some instances of flooding are expected to occur, especially in urban areas that receive multiple rounds of storms. - 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. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:42 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 588 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND CARROLL FREDERICK WASHINGTON IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND CHARLES IN WESTERN MARYLAND ALLEGANY GARRETT IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 34 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALBEMARLE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG GREENE KING GEORGE NELSON ORANGE SPOTSYLVANIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA ARLINGTON CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK CULPEPER FAIRFAX FAUQUIER LOUDOUN PRINCE WILLIAM STAFFORD IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF WINCHESTER CLARKE FREDERICK MADISON PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK SHENANDOAH WARREN IN WESTERN VIRGINIA AUGUSTA CITY OF HARRISONBURG CITY OF STAUNTON CITY OF WAYNESBORO HIGHLAND ROCKINGHAM IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA GRANT HAMPSHIRE HARDY MINERAL PENDLETON IN PANHANDLE WEST VIRGINIA BERKELEY JEFFERSON MORGAN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAMS MORGAN, ADEN, AIRLIE, ALBIN, ALEXANDRIA, ALONZAVILLE, ALSOP, ANNANDALE, ANTIOCH, ARCO, ARKENDALE, ARLINGTON, BAKERTON, BALLENGER CREEK, BALLSTON, BARCROFT, BEAN SETTLEMENT, BENTONVILLE, BERKELEY SPGS, BERRYVILLE, BERRYVILLE, BETHEL, BETHESDA, BLOOMERY, BOWIE, BOYDS, BRADY, BRAKE, BRANDYWINE, BROKENBURG, BROOKFIELD, BUCKEYSTOWN, BUCKTON, BURKE, BURR HILL, CABINS, CARDOVA, CATALPA, CEDAR GROVE, CEDARVILLE, CHANTILLY, CHARLES TOWN, CHARLOTTESVILLE, CHERRYDALE, CHESTER GAP, CHRISTIAN, CHURCHVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, CLARY, CLINTON, CLOVER CREEK, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA, COMPTON, COUNTRYSIDE, CULPEPER, CUMBERLAND, DAHLGREN, DALE CITY, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ELDERSBURG, ELLERSLIE, EVERONA, FAIRFAX, FAIRFAX STATION, FAIRVIEW, FALLS CHURCH, FALMOUTH, FISHER, FIVE FORKS, FORDSVILLE, FORT ASHBY, FOUR CORNERS, FRANKLIN, FREDERICK, FREDERICKSBURG, FRENCHBURG, FRONT ROYAL, FROSTBURG, GAINESBORO, GAITHERSBURG, GAMBER, GARRISONVILLE, GATEWOOD, GERMANTOWN, GLEEDSVILLE, GLEN ECHO, GLENDIE, GLENMONT, GRANTSVILLE, GREENBELT, GREENFIELD, HAGERSTOWN, HALFWAY, HAMBURG, HANCOCK, HARRISONBURG, HAWKINSTOWN, HEADSVILLE, HIGHTOWN, HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY, HOWELLSVILLE, INDEPENDENT HILL, KEYSER, KIMBALL, KLINE GAP, LAHORE, LAKE RIDGE, LANDES, LANGLEY, LEESBURG, LIBERTY, LINVILLE, LUCKETTS, LURAY, MADISON MILLS, MADISON RUN, MAGNOLIA, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK, MARTINSBURG, MASONVILLE, MASSAPONAX, MCCOOLE, MCDOWELL, MCLEAN, MCNEILL, MIDDLEWAY, MILL GAP, MILLVILLE, MONTCLAIR, MONTEBELLO, MONTEREY, MONTPELIER, MOOREFIELD, MOUNT CLIFTON, MOUNT JACKSON, MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MUSTOE, NASONS, NEW CREEK, OAK FLAT, OAK GROVE, OAKLAND, ORANGE, OVERTON, PARK MILLS, PARTLOW, PAW PAW, PETERSBURG, POINTS, POST OAK, PURGITSVILLE, RANSON, RAPIDAN, RAWLINGS, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, RESTON, REVA, RIDGEVILLE, RILEYVILLE, RIVERCREST, RIVERTON, ROLLINS FORK, ROMNEY, ROSSLYN, RUDDLE, RUSSELLDALE, SEYMOURVILLE, SHADY GROVE, SHADY GROVE, SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, SHILOH, SILVER SPRING, SIMPSONVILLE, SKYLAND, SMITH CROSSROADS, SPOTSYLVANIA COURT, SPOTTSWOOD, SPRINGFIELD, ST. CHARLES, STAUNTON, STERLING PARK, STEVENSBURG, STRASBURG, STRINGTOWN, STUARTS DRAFT, SUGAR GROVE, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TANTALLON, THREE CHURCHES, TURNBULL, TWYMANS MILL, UNIONVILLE, WALDORF, WAPOCOMO, WARRENTON, WASHINGTON, WAYNESBORO, WELTON, WESTMINSTER, WIDEWATER, WINCHESTER, WINSTON, WOODBRIDGE, WOODSTOCK, AND WOODSTOCK.
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