Flood Watch issued April 19 at 11:22AM EDT by NWS
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING…
* FROM 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
* MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS
EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT…ENDING BY THE MIDDLE MORNING FOR THE
BALTIMORE METRO AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND ONE AND A HALF
INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GREATER BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON
METRO AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE… ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE/CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN.
* EXPECT SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE…POSSIBLY OVERFLOWING
THEIR BANKS. IN ADDITION…FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
PLEASE 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.
