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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
942 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024


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Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Page-Warren-Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-
Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-Western Highland-Eastern
Highland-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
Hardy-Western Grant-Eastern Grant-Western Pendleton-Eastern
Pendleton-
Including the cities of Washington, Petersburg, Riverton, Mount
Jackson, Shenandoah, Brandywine, Bayard, Mount Storm,
Charlottesville, Staunton, Stanley, Strasburg, New Market,
Culpeper, Orange, Moorefield, Ruddle, Woodstock, Front Royal, Oak
Flat, Franklin, Monterey, Hightown, Harrisonburg, Stuarts Draft,
Stanardsville, Sugar Grove, Luray, Wintergreen, Gordonsville, Big
Meadows, Waynesboro, Madison, and Lovingston
942 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be 
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Virginia, including the following areas, 
  Albemarle, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Culpeper, Eastern 
  Highland, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, 
  Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 
  Western Highland and eastern West Virginia, including the 
  following areas, Eastern Grant, Eastern Pendleton, Hardy, Western 
  Grant and Western Pendleton.

* WHEN...Through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, 
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. 
  Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur 
  in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be 
  flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Repetitive rounds of slow moving showers and thunderstorms
    are expected overnight. Rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches are
    possible, with localized amounts up 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 alert for possible Flood 
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 
to take action should flooding develop.

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