FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 117 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...VIRGINIA AND
NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
MARYLAND...ANNE ARUNDEL...CALVERT...CARROLL...CHARLES...
FREDERICK MD...HARFORD...HOWARD...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN
BALTIMORE...PRINCE GEORGES...SOUTHERN BALTIMORE...ST. MARYS
AND WASHINGTON. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN VIRGINIA...
ALBEMARLE...ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA...AUGUSTA...
CLARKE...CULPEPER...FAIRFAX...FAUQUIER...FREDERICK VA...
GREENE...KING GEORGE...LOUDOUN...MADISON...NELSON...ORANGE...
PAGE...PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK...RAPPAHANNOCK...
ROCKINGHAM...SHENANDOAH...SPOTSYLVANIA...STAFFORD AND WARREN.
IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...BERKELEY...JEFFERSON AND MORGAN.
* UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
* STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TOMORROW.
INCREASING TEMPERATURES ALOFT HAVE CHANGED THE PRECIPITATION TO
MAINLY RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. A PERIOD
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
ANTICIPATED...WITH SOME TOTALS OF UP TO 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY EAST OF I-95. THE RAIN WILL FURTHER MELT
EXISTING SNOW ON THE GROUND... ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. RAINFALL
OF THIS AMOUNT WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING FLOODING OF URBAN
AREAS...SMALL STREAMS...AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AND LYING AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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BAJ
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