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Short-term forecast Issued by the National Weather Service at 10:26 PM EDT on May 15, 2008 Expect periods of rain to continue through 300 am. The heaviest amounts will fall from Washington DC southward. 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch is possible in this area through 300 am. High standing water on roads and some small stream overflows can be anticipated due to moist soil conditions. 5-day forecast
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As of 8:50 PM EDT on May 15, 2008 Overnight...Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Friday...Cloudy. Rain likely in the morning...then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Friday Night...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Almanac Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
Areal Flood Watch Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:05 PM EDT on May 15, 2008 ... Flood Watch in effect from midnight EDT tonight through Friday morning... The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has expanded the * Flood Watch to include portions of Maryland... Virginia and northeast West Virginia... including the following areas... in Maryland... Anne Arundel... Calvert... Howard... southern Baltimore and St. Marys. In Virginia... Albemarle... Augusta... Culpeper... Fauquier... Greene... Highland... King George... Madison... Nelson... Orange... Page... Rappahannock... Rockingham... Shenandoah... Spotsylvania and Warren. In northeast West Virginia... Pendleton. * From midnight EDT tonight through Friday morning Low pressure over the Tennessee Valley will track northeast this evening. Steady rain from this system is expected to begin across the Potomac Highlands and Shenandoah Valley by 9 PM... with steady rain moving into central Maryland closer to midnight. The period of heaviest rain is expected to occur between 2 am and 8 am. Rainfall from this system will be nowhere near as heavy as from the storms that impacted the DC area Sunday night and Monday morning. However... because of recent heavy rains it will not require much in the way of additional precipitation to cause flooding. Across the watch area... 1 to 2 inches of rainfall is expected. A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. Back to top
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