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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
635 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

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Rockingham-Shenandoah-Page-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-
Orange-Culpeper-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia
Blue Ridge-
635 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest, and western 
  Virginia, including the following areas, Albemarle, Central 
  Virginia Blue Ridge, Greene, Orange, Culpeper, Madison, Northern 
  Virginia Blue Ridge, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, and 
  Rockingham.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* 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. Low-water 
  crossings may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Several rounds of slow moving showers and thunderstorms are
    expected to move across Central Virginia and parts of the
    Shenandoah Valley through late this evening. Around 1 to 3
    inches of rain have already fallen in parts of the Watch
    area. Additional rain amounts of 2 to 4 inches are likely for
    some locations, with isolated higher totals possible if
    thunderstorms become stalled.
  - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
    and preparedness information

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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