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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
243 AM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
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EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN
GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-
HAMPSHIRE-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-
EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-
243 AM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...GARRETT, ALLEGANY, MINERAL, GRANT, PENDLETON, HARDY,
HAMPSHIRE AND HIGHLAND COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING THIS MORNING, AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING. MANY AREAS COULD SEE 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAIN. AREAS THAT SEE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN
COULD RECEIVE LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES.
- PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD FOR FLOOD SAFETY
AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
VAZ025>027-029-036>040-507-508-021500-
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AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-
MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL
VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
243 AM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ALBEMARLE, NELSON, GREENE, MADISON, RAPPAHANNOCK, PAGE,
SHENANDOAH, AUGUSTA AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES, AND THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON TO EVENING.
MANY AREAS COULD SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN. AREAS THAT SEE
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN COULD RECEIVE LOCALIZED HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES.
- PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD FOR FLOOD SAFETY
AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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