...The National Weather Service in Sterling Va has issued a flood
watch for the following rivers in Maryland...Virginia...
Potomac River at Point of Rocks affecting Frederick and Loudoun
Counties
The National Weather Service in Sterling Va has issued a
* Flood Watch for
The Potomac River at Point of Rocks.
* From late Friday night until Sunday morning.
* At 8PM Thursday the stage was 11.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is possible.
* Flood stage may be reached by early Saturday morning. Preparations
for flooding should be taken by this time.
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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
The Flood Watch continues for
* Portions of Maryland, The District of Columbia, Virginia, and
West Virginia, including the following areas, in Maryland,
Anne Arundel, Carroll, Central and Eastern Allegany, Central
and Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery,
Extreme Western Allegany, Frederick MD, Northern Baltimore,
Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery,
Prince Georges, Southeast Harford, Southern Baltimore, and
Washington. The District of Columbia. In Virginia,
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Clarke, Culpeper, Eastern
Loudoun, Fairfax, Frederick VA, Greene, Madison, Northern
Fauquier, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page, Prince
William/Manassas/Manassas Park, Rappahannock, Rockingham,
Shenandoah, Southern Fauquier, Warren, and Western Loudoun. In
West Virginia, Berkeley, Eastern Grant, Eastern Mineral,
Eastern Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan,
Western Grant, Western Mineral, and Western Pendleton.
* Through late tonight
* Moderate to locally heavy rain is expected into tonight.
Average rainfall amounts around 2 to 4 inches are expected
during this time, with locally higher amounts possible.
* The soaking rain will cause creeks and streams to gradually
rise, possibly out of their banks. Flooding of urban areas is
possible as well.