Rain later Wednesday could cause flooding in low-lying and flood-prone areas, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS has issued a Flood Watch for Wednesday and Thursday with 1-2 inches expected through Montgomery County and much of the Washington region:
…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF MARYLAND…THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN MARYLAND…ANNE ARUNDEL…HARFORD…HOWARD…MONTGOMERY…NORTHERN BALTIMORE…PRINCE GEORGES AND SOUTHERN BALTIMORE. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA AND FAIRFAX.
* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHERN ATLANTIC STATES WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY THURSDAY.
* PERSISTENT MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS…ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS AND LOCATIONS PRONE TO FRESHWATER FLOODING. NEVER CROSS ROADS THAT ARE FLOODED. TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN.
