Flood Watch
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
407 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022 VAZ025>030-036>040-050-051-503-504-507-508-WVZ050-055-502-505-506- 271615- /O.NEW.KLWX.FA.A.0005.220527T1200Z-220528T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Nelson- Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Hampshire-Hardy-Eastern Grant-Western Pendleton- Eastern Pendleton- Including the cities of Winchester, Romney, Woodstock, Lovingston, Charlottesville, Orange, Culpeper, Luray, Moorefield, Harrisonburg, Staunton, New Market, Shenandoah, Hightown, Waynesboro, Mount Jackson, Front Royal, Stuarts Draft, Riverton, Ruddle, Big Meadows, Franklin, Oak Flat, Monterey, Madison, Wintergreen, Sugar Grove, Stanardsville, Washington, Brandywine, Strasburg, Stanley, Gordonsville, and Petersburg 407 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022 ... FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT... Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE... Portions of Virginia and eastern West Virginia, including the following areas: in Virginia, Albemarle, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Culpeper, Eastern Highland, Frederick VA, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and Western Highland. In eastern West Virginia, Eastern Grant, Eastern Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy and Western Pendleton.
* WHEN... From 8 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are likely starting this morning and continuing through this evening. Locations could receive 1 to 2 inches of rain in a short period of time. Localized rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected, though locations that experience multiple rounds of thunderstorms could exceed 3 inches. - Please visit http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood for safety information. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 279
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
549 PM EDT FRI MAY 27 2022 DCC001-MDC003-009-017-033-037-VAC003-013-047-059-061-079-099-113- 125-137-153-157-177-179-510-540-600-610-630-683-685-280200- /O.NEW.KLWX.SV.A.0279.220527T2149Z-220528T0200Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 279 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND ANNE ARUNDEL PRINCE GEORGES IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALBEMARLE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG GREENE KING GEORGE NELSON ORANGE SPOTSYLVANIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA ARLINGTON CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK CULPEPER FAIRFAX FAUQUIER PRINCE WILLIAM STAFFORD IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA MADISON RAPPAHANNOCK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, ANNAPOLIS, ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, BOWIE, CALIFORNIA, CAMP SPRINGS, CHANTILLY, CHARLOTTESVILLE, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, CROZET, CULPEPER, DAHLGREN, DUNKIRK, FAIRFAX, FALLS CHURCH, FALMOUTH, FREDERICKSBURG, GLEN BURNIE, GORDONSVILLE, GREENBELT, GREENFIELD, HERNDON, HUNTINGTOWN, LAUREL, LEXINGTON PARK, LUSBY, MADISON, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK, MCLEAN, NORTH BEACH, ODENTON, ORANGE, PRINCE FREDERICK, RESTON, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SOUTH GATE, SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE, ST. CHARLES, STANARDSVILLE, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, WALDORF, WARRENTON, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON, AND WOODBRIDGE. $$ ANZ531>537-542-280200- /O.NEW.KLWX.SV.A.0279.220527T2149Z-220528T0200Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 279 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD $$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
403 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022 ANZ530>543-261615- /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0128.220527T1000Z-220527T2200Z/ Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 403 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022 ... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT... South winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected.
* WHERE... Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Smith Point VA, and Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries north of Smith Point VA.
* WHEN... From 6 AM to 6 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS... Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
