News: National Weather Service Expects 2 to 4 Inches of Rain in Next 36 Hours

(Sept 29, 2010) - The National Weather Service says the storm tracking up the East Coast could dump two to four inches of rain in Loudoun with some isolated areas receiving five inches of rainfall.

The National Weather Service reports a Flash Flood Watch for Northern Virginia:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
LIGHT RAIN WILL BEGIN ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND WORK ITS WAY WESTWARD TO THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS BY EARLY EVENING. THE RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NORTH FROM FLORIDA ALONG THE EAST COAST. RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CAUSE STREAMS AND CREEKS TO QUICKLY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
PEOPLE LIVING IN AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. MOTORISTS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODED ROADS - THESE SHOULD NEVER BE CROSSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.