[CC-ARES-RACES] WEATHER ALERT

[Abernethy, Thomas J.]

FYI.

Tom

PS: Would someone please move this message over to the K3SMD reflector -
Thanks!


-----Original Message-----
From: THE EMERGENCY EMAIL NETWORK
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 10:49 AM
To: tabernethy@pwcgov.org
Subject: WEATHER ALERT VA - Prince William County


 
..FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING 
AREAS...

IN MARYLAND
  WASHINGTON                       ALLEGANY
  CARROLL                          N. BALTIMORE
  FREDERICK                        HOWARD
  MONTGOMERY                       ANNE ARUNDEL
  PRINCE GEORGES                   CALVERT
  HARFORD                          CHARLES
  ST. MARYS                        S. BALTIMORE

IN VIRGINIA
  NELSON                           ORANGE
  KING GEORGE                      GREENE
  HIGHLAND                         STAFFORD
  MADISON                          CULPEPER
  PAGE                             RAPPAHANNOCK
  FAUQUIER                         WARREN
  SHENANDOAH                       CLARKE
  LOUDOUN                          ALBEMARLE
  AUGUSTA                          SPOTSYLVANIA
  ROCKINGHAM                      
  PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK
  ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA
  FAIRFAX                          FREDERICK

IN WEST VIRGINIA
  PENDLETON                        HARDY
  JEFFERSON                        HAMPSHIRE
  BERKELEY                         MINERAL
  MORGAN                           GRANT

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE 
FRONT WILL ACT UPON A MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS CAUSING THUNDERSTORMS. 

MANY AREAS RECEIVED AN INCH OR MORE OF RAINFALL THIS MORNING AS A 
WARM FRONT MOVED NORTH THROUGH THE REGION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 
2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE 
THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE WAS BETWEEN 1 & 2 INCHES PER 
HOUR FOR MOST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH 
FLOODING WILL EXIST THIS AFTERNOON & EVENING.  
 
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. 

WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED SHOULD THEY BECOME NECESSARY.

$$
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO & OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

ARTHUR