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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1233 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2025
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SPOTSYLVANIA-
1233 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2025
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA, INCLUDING SPOTSYLVANIA
COUNTY AND THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE
HEAVY RAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL VA BEFORE MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH
THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WHILE
NOT AS WIDESPREAD AS YESTERDAY, ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A ONE TO TWO HOUR PERIOD.
SHOULD THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OCCUR OVER SENSITIVE OR URBAN
AREAS, FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
- 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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EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN
GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-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-MORGAN-
HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-
1233 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2025
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY, EASTERN GARRETT, EXTREME
WESTERN ALLEGANY AND WESTERN GARRETT, VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, 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, AND WEST
VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, EASTERN GRANT, EASTERN
MINERAL, EASTERN PENDLETON, HAMPSHIRE, HARDY, MORGAN, WESTERN
GRANT, WESTERN MINERAL AND WESTERN PENDLETON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE
HEAVY RAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL VA BEFORE MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARDS
THE PA BORDER THROUGH THIS EVENING. WHILE NOT AS WIDESPREAD
AS YESTERDAY, ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN A ONE TO TWO HOUR PERIOD. SHOULD THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OCCUR OVER SENSITIVE AREAS FROM YESTERDAY'S RAINS,
FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
- 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.
BJL
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