Wingate, MD Weather Warnings

FLASH FLOOD WATCH

Warning Issue Date:

856 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...DORCHESTER...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES... SOMERSET AND WICOMICO. IN VIRGINIA...ACCOMACK...CAROLINE... CHARLES CITY...CHESAPEAKE...CHESTERFIELD...DINWIDDIE...ESSEX... GLOUCESTER...GREENSVILLE...HANOVER...HENRICO...ISLE OF WIGHT... JAMES CITY...KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...LANCASTER... MATHEWS...MIDDLESEX...NEW KENT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...NORTHAMPTON VA...NORTHUMBERLAND...PRINCE GEORGE...RICHMOND...SOUTHAMPTON...SUFFOLK...SURRY...SUSSEX... VIRGINIA BEACH...WESTMORELAND AND YORK. * UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...CAUSING SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO REMAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$