Flood watch issued for Southern Maryland

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN PORTIONS OF
MARYLAND…THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
VIRGINIA…AND EXTREME EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

* FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN RAIN…WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 0.75 INCHES TO 1.25 INCHES. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL COUPLED WITH SNOWMELT CAUSED BY TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY REACHING 50 TO 55 DEGREES WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF SMALL STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES IN THE WATCH AREA TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS.

* SMALL STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS.
ADDITIONALLY…URBAN AREAS PRONE TO POOR DRAINAGE WILL BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE TIME FOR THE GREATEST THREAT OF
FLOODING WILL BE FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

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.