Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 6:23PM EDT until August 7 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 3:23pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
FFWLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Montgomery County in central Maryland...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 623 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly. Rainfall amounts around 1 to 3 inches
are expected within an hour.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Rockville... Lowes Island...
Aspen Hill... Potomac...
North Bethesda... North Potomac...
Great Falls... Wheaton-Glenmont...
Wheaton... Darnestown...
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Montgomery, MD
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov