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Note: The Flash Flood Warning has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent warning issuance before the cancellation is below.
A Flash Flood Warning is in effect Thursday, August 29, 2024 to 12 am including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.
VIRGINIA: northeastern Albemarle, Greene, Orange, Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg, southern Culpeper, western Stafford, southern Madison.
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Northeastern Albemarle County in central Virginia…
Greene County in central Virginia…
Orange County in central Virginia…
Spotsylvania County in central Virginia…
The City of Fredericksburg in central Virginia…
Southern Culpeper County in northern Virginia…
Western Stafford County in northern Virginia…
Southern Madison County in northwestern Virginia…
* Until midnight EDT tonight.
* At 849 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts around 2 to 4 inches are expected within 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE…Radar.
IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Fredericksburg… Culpeper…
Orange… Madison…
Stanardsville… Spotsylvania…
Massaponax… Hollymead…
Falmouth… Gordonsville…
Passapatanzy… Ruckersville…
Brightwood… Unionville…
Rhoadesville… Everona…
Verdiersville… Lahore…
Nasons… Raccoon Ford…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.