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Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): District of Columbia; Washington; Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Cecil; Southern Baltimore; Prince Georges; Anne Arundel; Charles; St. Marys; Calvert; Northwest Montgomery; Central and Southeast Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Central and Southeast Howard; Northwest Harford; Southeast Harford; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Fairfax; Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria; Stafford; Spotsylvania; King George; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Western Loudoun; Eastern Loudoun; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Northwest Prince William; Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson
Effective: 2026-07-06 @ 3:09 am -> 2026-07-06 @ 11:15 am
Onset: 2026-07-06 @ 3:00 pm -> 2026-07-06 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-07-06 @ 3:09 am
Headline: Flood Watch issued July 6 at 4:09AM EDT until July 7 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Description: ...The combination of a slow moving frontal zone with a tropical air
mass in place will increase the risk of flash flooding this
afternoon and evening...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Washington D.C., including the following areas in
Maryland, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Central and
Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Charles,
Frederick, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Northwest
Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Prince Georges, Southeast Harford,
Southern Baltimore, St. Marys and Washington, Virginia, including
the following areas, Albemarle, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria,
Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park,
Clarke, Culpeper, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene,
King George, Madison, Northern Fauquier, Northern Virginia Blue
Ridge, Northwest Prince William, Orange, Page, Rappahannock,
Shenandoah, Southern Fauquier, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren and
Western Loudoun, and panhandle West Virginia, including the
following areas, Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan.

* WHEN...From 4 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are possible this afternoon
and evening, some of which may occur over areas which
recently experienced flooding rains. Slow storm motions and
repeat thunderstorm activity will occur within a tropical air
mass. Hourly rainfall rates could push into the 2 to 3 inch
range in the strongest storms, with even higher instantaneous
rates.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Northampton; Hertford; Gates; Fluvanna; Prince Edward; Cumberland; Goochland; Caroline; Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Nottoway; Amelia; Powhatan; Westmoreland; Richmond; Northumberland; Lancaster; Brunswick; Dinwiddie; Prince George; Charles City; New Kent; Gloucester; Middlesex; Mathews; Greensville; Sussex; Surry; James City; Southampton; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach; Western Louisa; Eastern Louisa; Western Hanover; Eastern Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights); Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Eastern Henrico; Western King William; Eastern King William; Western King and Queen; Eastern King and Queen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Norfolk; Portsmouth
Effective: 2026-07-06 @ 2:03 am -> 2026-07-06 @ 10:15 am
Onset: 2026-07-06 @ 3:00 pm -> 2026-07-06 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-06 @ 2:03 am
Headline: Flood Watch issued July 6 at 3:03AM EDT until July 7 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Description: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast North Carolina, including the
following areas, Gates, Hertford and Northampton and Virginia,
including the following areas, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline,
Charles City, Chesapeake, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Eastern
Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights), Eastern Essex, Eastern
Hanover, Eastern Henrico, Eastern King William, Eastern King and
Queen, Eastern Louisa, Fluvanna, Gloucester, Goochland,
Greensville, Hampton/Poquoson, Isle of Wight, James City,
Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent,
Newport News, Norfolk, Northumberland, Nottoway, Portsmouth,
Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George (including Hopewell and
Petersburg), Richmond, Southampton, Suffolk, Surry, Sussex,
Virginia Beach, Western Chesterfield, Western Essex, Western
Hanover, Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond), Western
King William, Western King and Queen, Western Louisa, Westmoreland
and York.

* WHEN...From this afternoon through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Scattered to numerous showers and storms are expected to
develop by the late afternoon and evening today. A very moist
air mass and slow storm motions will support a risk for heavy
rainfall and flash flooding, particularly in urban, poor
drainage, and flood prone locations. Localized totals in
excess of 3-4" will be possible.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood