Flood Watch Issued
From
Charles County
Sent
Sun, Aug 16 @ 6:03pm
Description
Flood Watch issued August 16 at 5:22PM EDT until August 17 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
* 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
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
This notification was posted by Charles County. Charles County is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen (Beta) is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
