07/18/2025
Update: Flood Watch issued July 18 at 12:28PM EDT until July 19 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Nelson; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Hardy; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Virginia, including the following areas,
Albemarle, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Clarke, Eastern
Highland, Frederick VA, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Northern Virginia
Blue Ridge, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and
Western Highland and eastern West Virginia, including the
following areas, Eastern Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy and Western
Pendleton.
* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Low-water crossings may be flooded. Extensive street flooding and
flooding of creeks and rivers are possible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Significant flash flooding is possible. Showers and
thunderstorms will develop and move across the area this
afternoon to evening. Thunderstorms will be capable of
producing very heavy rainfall, with amounts of 1 to 2 inches
in 30 minutes possible. Widespread totals around 1 inch are
forecast, with up to 2 to 3 inches of rain under the
strongest storms. Significant flash flooding is possible in
areas where slow moving storms or multiple rounds of storms
occur. Worst-case scenario rainfall totals of 4 to 6 inches
are possible.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
