Flood Watch 05/30/2025 12:17 for District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia areas

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued May 30 at 3:17PM EDT until May 31 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 30, 2025 - 12:17pm
Expires: 
May 30, 2025 - 8:30pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of DC, including the following , District of Columbia, Maryland, including the following areas, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Charles, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Prince Georges, Southeast Harford, Southern Baltimore and St. Marys, and Virginia, including the following areas, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax, King George, Northwest Prince William, Spotsylvania and Stafford. * WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through late 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. Localized considerable flooding is possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - As a slow-moving frontal system tracks across the area, multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are possible. A round of thunderstorms with heavy rain will move into the area early this evening, followed by a shift to a slow moving complex of moderate to heavy rain into the late evening and night. An area of total rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is likely, with localized amounts up to 5 inches possible. Thunderstorms may produce rain rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information
Instruction: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Area Description: 
District of Columbia; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Cecil; Southern Baltimore; Prince Georges; Anne Arundel; Charles; St. Marys; Calvert; Northwest Montgomery; Central and Southeast Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Central and Southeast Howard; Northwest Harford; Southeast Harford; Fairfax; Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria; Stafford; Spotsylvania; King George; Eastern Loudoun; Northwest Prince William; Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC