Flood Watch

Flood Watch

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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
723 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…WESTMINSTER…
GAITHERSBURG…COLUMBIA…BALTIMORE…ANNAPOLIS…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…LEESBURG…CULPEPER…MANASSAS…
MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX…ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH…WARRENTON
723 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXPANDED
THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
MARYLAND…THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND NORTHERN
VIRGINIA…INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON…BALTIMORE…AND
CHARLOTTESVILLE METROPOLITAN AREAS.

* UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* RAIN WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
MAY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

MONITOR 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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SBK