Friday, July 8, 2011

Flash Flood Watch For Hanover, Points North

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. IN VIRGINIA THIS INCLUDES
CAROLINE, ESSEX, FLUVANNA, GOOCHLAND, HANOVER, LOUISA....
* FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
* A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO A VERY WARM AND HUMID
AIRMASS LATER TODAY...THROUGH TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND
WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS COULD POTENTIALLY
TRACK ACROSS THE SAME AREA...RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING.

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.

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