... Flash Flood Watch in effect from late tonight through Saturday
evening...
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of the lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland... interior northeast North Carolina and Virginia...
including the following areas... in the lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland... Dorchester... Somerset and Wicomico. In interior
northeast North Carolina... Northampton NC. In Virginia...
Amelia... Brunswick... Caroline... Charles City... Chesterfield...
Cumberland... Dinwiddie... Essex... Fluvanna... Gloucester...
Goochland... Greensville... Hanover... Henrico... James City...
King William... King And Queen... Lancaster... Louisa...
Lunenburg... Mathews... Mecklenburg... Middlesex... New Kent...
Northumberland... Nottoway... Powhatan... Prince Edward... Prince
George... Richmond... Southampton... Surry... Sussex and
Westmoreland.
* From late tonight through Saturday evening
* showers and isolated thunderstorms associated with Tropical
Storm Hanna will bring areas of moderate to heavy rains across
the region Friday night into Saturday. It appears at this time
that the heaviest rains would mainly occur Saturday morning
through the afternoon hours. Hanna is expected to bring average
rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches (with some areas possibly
exceeding 6 inches) to the watch area late tonight through
Saturday evening. These rainfall amounts have the potential to
produce flash flooding across the watch area.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
Do not ever drive into flood waters.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.