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A Flood Watch is in effect this evening through Friday evening

A Flood Watch is in effect this evening through Friday evening

A sign advises that the road is closed due to flooding. Photo: Saga Communications


HARRISONBURG VA:  (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch from 8 p.m. this evening through 8 p.m. Friday evening.
Areas included in the watch are as follows:

Portions of Maryland, including the following areas,
Central and Eastern Allegany, Extreme Western Allegany, Garrett
and Washington, Virginia, including the following areas,
Albemarle, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Clarke, Culpeper,
Eastern Highland, Frederick VA, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Northern
Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham,
Shenandoah, Warren and Western Highland, and West Virginia,
including the following areas, Berkeley, Eastern Grant, Eastern
Mineral, Eastern Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan,
Western Grant, Western Mineral and Western Pendleton.

The remnants of Debby will move northward through the area,
leading to heavy rainfall tonight into Friday. A widespread 3
to 5 inches of rainfall is expected within the Watch area,
with localized totals up to 8 inches.

 

 

 

 

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