Severe thunderstorms and rain are possible for the entire Washington region and much of the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Montgomery County and other jurisdictions until 9 p.m.
A Flash Flood Watch was already in effect for Thursday. The NWS says as much as two inches per hour may fall in certain areas:
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF MARYLAND…THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND VIRGINIA… INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN MARYLAND…CARROLL…FREDERICK MD…HARFORD…HOWARD…MONTGOMERY…NORTHERN BALTIMORE AND SOUTHERN BALTIMORE. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN VIRGINIA…ALBEMARLE…ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA…CULPEPER…FAIRFAX…GREENE…LOUDOUN…MADISON…NELSON…NORTHERN FAUQUIER…ORANGE…PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK…RAPPAHANNOCK…SOUTHERN FAUQUIER…SPOTSYLVANIA AND STAFFORD.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES IN HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR.
* IN TARGETED AREAS THAT RECEIVE TORRENTIAL RAIN FOR LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES…FLASH FLOODING MAY BEGIN QUICKLY. BE AWARE OF LOW AREAS THAT MAY FLOOD. NEVER CROSS ROADS THAT ARE FLOODED. TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN.
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