Areal Flood Watch

Flood Watch National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1052 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 Washington-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Greene- Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson- 1052 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central Maryland, including the following area, Washington, Virginia, including the following areas, Clarke, Culpeper, Frederick VA, Greene, King George, Madison, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Warren, and panhandle West Virginia, including the following areas, Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night. * 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... - Numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop and move across the area Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening. Thunderstorms will be capable of producing very heavy rain, with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches in 30 minutes. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1 inch are forecast, with up to 2 to 4 inches of rain under the strongest storms. Some ares could see multiple rounds of thunderstorms. This could lead to scattered instances of 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. &&