...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MARYLAND WEST OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE...AND MUCH
OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN
AREAS
* FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
TODAY AND PUSH NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM...SCATTERED HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED. THE GROUND ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC IS ALREADY
SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS...INCREASING THE RISK FOR
FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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