Flash Flood Watch
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
250 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025

MDZ003-501-502-509-510-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-053-501>508-526-
527-WVZ050>053-055-501>506-171500-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FA.A.0015.250617T1500Z-250618T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Washington-Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany-
Western Garrett-Eastern Garrett-Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-
Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-
Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-Fairfax-Northern Fauquier-Southern
Fauquier-Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Loudoun-
Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia
Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-Central and Southeast Prince
William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-
Jefferson-Hardy-Western Grant-Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-
Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton-
250 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Maryland, including the following areas,
  Central and Eastern Allegany, Eastern Garrett, Extreme Western
  Allegany, Washington and Western Garrett, Virginia, including the
  following areas, Albemarle, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge,
  Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park,
  Clarke, Culpeper, Eastern Highland, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax,
  Frederick VA, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Northern Fauquier, Northern
  Virginia Blue Ridge, Northwest Prince William, Orange, Page,
  Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Southern Fauquier, Warren,
  Western Highland and Western Loudoun, and West Virginia, including
  the following areas, Berkeley, Eastern Grant, Eastern Mineral,
  Eastern Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Western
  Grant, Western Mineral and Western Pendleton.

* WHEN...From 11 AM EDT this morning through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
  in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be
  flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this
    afternoon and evening. Some thunderstorms will contain heavy
    rainfall, with rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches in an hour or
    two. Storms may also train over the same areas causing the
    possibility of locally higher amounts around 5 inches.
  - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
    and preparedness information

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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