830
WGUS61 KLWX 150824
FFALWX
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
424 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2020
VAZ025-026-036-037-503-504-508-WVZ505-506-151630-
/O.CON.KLWX.FF.A.0022.000000T0000Z-200815T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-WESTERN HIGHLAND-
EASTERN HIGHLAND-CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-WESTERN PENDLETON-
EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STAUNTON, WAYNESBORO, STUARTS DRAFT,
HARRISONBURG, LOVINGSTON, CHARLOTTESVILLE, HIGHTOWN, MONTEREY,
WINTERGREEN, RIVERTON, BRANDYWINE, FRANKLIN, OAK FLAT, RUDDLE,
AND SUGAR GROVE
424 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2020
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, IN VIRGINIA, ALBEMARLE, AUGUSTA, CENTRAL
VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE, EASTERN HIGHLAND, NELSON, ROCKINGHAM, AND
WESTERN HIGHLAND. IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA, EASTERN PENDLETON
AND WESTERN PENDLETON.
* UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
* PERSISTENT MODERATE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS
MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY
LEAD TO TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES. DUE TO SATURATED GROUND
CONDITIONS, THIS RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
* POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE RAPID RISES OF WATER, FLOODED ROADS
AND FLOODING OF STRUCTURES IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR STREAMS.
LANDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
CJL
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