Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Baltimore/Washington
Areas Affected: District of Columbia; Fairfax; Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Alert Sent: Sunday 10:24am EDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 10:24am EDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 2:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Sunday 10:24am EDT
Event Ends: Sunday 2:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A small area of heavy rain is developing over the western Washington DC suburbs associated with a wave riding along a stalled front. * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Washington DC, and northern Virginia, including the following areas, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria and Fairfax. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A disturbance riding along a stalled front will produce localized heavy showers and perhaps a thunderstorm through early this afternoon. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches in about an hour and a half are possible, and may result in flooding in poor drainage and urban areas. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c40a09fbe9cf7f897f7947b9b77d2aa6fd1f35f.001.1 Codes: DCZ001, VAZ053, VAZ054 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c40a09fbe9cf7f897f7947b9b77d2aa6fd1f35f.001.1