Weather
Flood Watch Issued For 11 Counties Plus Baltimore
The weekend will get off to a rainy start in much of Maryland, with a flood watch taking effect Saturday.
BALTIMORE, MD — Up to 4 inches of rain could fall in parts of Maryland this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Weather officials issued a flood watch for much of the state from midday Saturday through Sunday morning. This is a change in time frame from the initially announced watch period, which was supposed to start Friday.
About 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain are likely, which locally higher amounts of 3 to 4 inches possible, according to the National Weather Service. The watch takes effect at noon on Saturday, Dec. 15, and runs until 6 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16.
A flood watch means there is the potential for flooding. Runoff may cause creeks and streams to overflow their banks and urban areas to flood.
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These counties are included in the flood watch, and so is Baltimore City:
- Anne Arundel
- Baltimore
- Calvert
- Carroll
- Charles
- Frederick
- Harford
- Howard
- Montgomery
- Prince George's
- St. Mary's
These cities were mentioned specifically: Frederick, Ballenger Creek, Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, Cockeysville, Baltimore, Bowie, Suitland-Silver Hill, Clinton, College Park, Greenbelt, Laurel, Camp Springs, Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Severn, South Gate, Severna Park, Arnold, Odenton, St. Charles, Waldorf, Lexington Park, California, Chesapeake Beach, Huntingtown, Dunkirk, North Beach, Lusby, Prince Frederick, Germantown, Damascus, Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Lisbon, Columbia, Ellicott City, Jarrettsville and Aberdeen.
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A flood watch means that there is potential for flooding, and people should monitor later forecasts.
Here is the forecast from the National Weather Service for the Baltimore metro area:
Friday Afternoon: Rain likely. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 49. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday night: Rain. Low around 43. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday: Rain. High near 52. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 43. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 41.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 43.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
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