Flash Flood Warning 05/05/2025 17:33 for Virginia, West Virginia areas

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued May 5 at 8:33PM EDT until May 5 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 5, 2025 - 5:33pm
Expires: 
May 5, 2025 - 8:30pm
Description: 
FFWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Loudoun County in northern Virginia... Southeastern Jefferson County in the panhandle of West Virginia... * Until 1130 PM EDT. * At 833 PM EDT, local fire department reported flash flooding due to heavy thunderstorms across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Fire department reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Purcellville... Brunswick... Middleburg... Round Hill... Harpers Ferry... Lovettsville... Bolivar... Hillsboro... Lincoln... Neersville... Philomont... Millville... Saint Louis...
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Area Description: 
Loudoun, VA; Jefferson, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC