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| ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS...THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE MUCH OF MARYLAND...WEST OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.
* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
* A POTENT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING RAINFALL TO CENTRAL VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES IN BANDS OF HEAVIER RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
* FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE REMAINS HIGH DUE TO THE RECENT DRY WEATHER. HOWEVER...MOST OF THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THEREFORE...HIGH AMOUNTS OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME MAY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO QUICKLY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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A little to late...
