...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* Portions of southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, and
Virginia, including the following areas, in southeast
Maryland, Dorchester, Inland Worcester, Maryland Beaches,
Somerset, and Wicomico. In northeast North Carolina, Camden,
Chowan, Eastern Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and
Western Currituck. In Virginia, Accomack, Charles City,
Chesapeake, Eastern Essex, Eastern King William, Eastern King
and Queen, Gloucester, Hampton/Poquoson, Isle of Wight, James
City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Newport News,
Norfolk/Portsmouth, Northampton, Northumberland, Richmond,
Suffolk, Surry, Virginia Beach, Western Essex, Western King
and Queen, Westmoreland, and York.
* Until 8 AM EDT this morning
* Heavy rain by late tonight. Storm total rainfall of 2 to 5
inches with locally higher amounts is expected in the watch
area.
* This rainfall could produce flash flooding, particularly in
areas of poor drainage and near creeks, streams, and ditches.
Street flooding is likely.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* Portions of Maryland and Virginia, including the following
areas, in Maryland, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince
Georges, Southeast Harford, Southern Baltimore, and St. Marys.
In Virginia, Albemarle, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, King
George, Nelson, Orange, Spotsylvania, and Stafford.
* Through late tonight
* Moisture associated with Tropical Storm Michael will be
interacting with a cold front that is expected to move through
the area tonight. Periods of showers are expected through
tonight, with the heaviest rainfall occurring now through
midnight. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are expected with
localized amounts of up to 6 inches possible in heavier showers
and isolated thunderstorms, especially over southern Maryland.
Heavy amounts of rain in short periods of time may cause creeks
and streams to quickly rise out of their banks as well as the
potential for flash flooding in urban areas.