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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
635 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
VAZ026-027-029-037>040-050-051-507-508-230400-
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ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-
ORANGE-CULPEPER-NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VIRGINIA
BLUE RIDGE-
635 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTHERN, NORTHWEST, AND WESTERN
VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, ALBEMARLE, CENTRAL
VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE, GREENE, ORANGE, CULPEPER, MADISON, NORTHERN
VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE, PAGE, RAPPAHANNOCK, SHENANDOAH, AND
ROCKINGHAM.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER
CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND PARTS OF THE
SHENANDOAH VALLEY THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. AROUND 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN PARTS OF THE WATCH
AREA. ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR
SOME LOCATIONS, WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE IF
THUNDERSTORMS BECOME STALLED.
- 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.
KR
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