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Note: The Flood Watch has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent watch issuance before the cancellation is below.
A Flood Watch remains in effect from 3 pm to 10 pm Saturday, August 3, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
MARYLAND: southern Baltimore, Baltimore City, Cecil, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, central/southeast Montgomery, central/southeast Howard, southeast Harford.
VIRGINIA: Fairfax, Arlington, Falls Church, Alexandria.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE…Portions of DC, including the following , District of Columbia, Maryland, including the following areas, Anne Arundel, Cecil, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Prince Georges, Southeast Harford and Southern Baltimore, and northern Virginia, including the following areas, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria and Fairfax.
* WHEN…Until 10 PM EDT this evening.
* 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…
– Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are possible from mid afternoon through late evening. Given the humid environment, thunderstorms may be capable of producing 2 inches of rain in an hour, with isolated localized totals of around 5 inches possible in areas where multiple thunderstorms occur.
– Please visit 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.
A Flood Watch remains in effect from 3 pm to 10 pm Saturday, August 3, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.
MARYLAND: Carroll, northern Baltimore, northwest Howard, northwest Harford.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE…Portions of central, north central, and northern Maryland, including the following areas, in central Maryland, Northwest Howard. In north central Maryland, Carroll. In northern Maryland, Northern Baltimore and Northwest Harford.
* WHEN…Until 10 PM EDT this evening.
* 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…
– Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are possible from mid afternoon through late evening. Given the humid environment, thunderstorms may be capable of producing 2 inches of rain in an hour, with isolated localized totals of around 5 inches possible in areas where multiple thunderstorms occur.
– Please visit 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.