304
WGUS61 KLWX 101900
FFALWX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026
.MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AS THE REMNANTS OF ISAIAS
TRACK ACROSS THE REGION STARTING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STORMS SHOULD
BE HIGHLY EFFICIENT RAINFALL PRODUCERS GIVEN THE TROPICAL NATURE OF
THE AIR MASS. IN PARTICULAR, THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEE THE MOST RAINFALL GIVEN THE CONTINUED
EASTERLY UPSLOPE WINDS. A FURTHER EASTWARD EXPANSION OF THESE WATCHES
MAY BE NEEDED.
VAZ036>040-050-051-501-502-507-508-110300-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FA.A.0018.261011T0900Z-261012T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AIRLIE, GREENFIELD, MADISON RUN, NASONS,
ORANGE, FORDSVILLE, WASHINGTON, RAPIDAN, CHARLOTTESVILLE, TWYMANS
MILL, STEVENSBURG, CARDOVA, MONTEBELLO, BETHEL, MADISON MILLS,
HACKLEYS CROSSROADS, OVERTON, CULPEPER, FIVE FORKS, ROCK MILLS,
UNIONVILLE, CATALPA, WARRENTON, CHESTER GAP, REVA, EVERONA, BURR
HILL, FLINT HILL, LAHORE, TURNBULL, WINSTON, CASTLETON, SKYLAND, AND
SHADY GROVE
300 PM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTHERN, AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA, ALBEMARLE,
CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE, GREENE, NELSON AND ORANGE. IN NORTHERN
VIRGINIA, CULPEPER, NORTHERN FAUQUIER AND SOUTHERN FAUQUIER. IN
NORTHWEST VIRGINIA, MADISON, NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE AND
RAPPAHANNOCK.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THE REMNANTS OF ISAIAS WILL BRING A TROPICAL AIR MASS MUCH INTO
THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. STORMS SHOULD
BE HIGHLY EFFICIENT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE EVENT.
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES, WITH
POCKETS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE
RIDGE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
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.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page