Flash Flood Watch Issued For Parts Of Montgomery County: Aug. 12

GAITHERSBURG, MD — Parts of Montgomery County are under a Flash Flood Watch as slow-moving thunderstorms roll through Maryland.

The National Weather Service issues the alert when rainy conditions have the potential to trigger flash flooding.

Wednesday's Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 11 p.m.

Affected areas include: Germantown, Damascus, Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Lisbon,Columbia, Ellicott City, Jarrettsville, College Park, Greenbelt, Laurel, Glen Burnie, Bowie, Annapolis, Severn, Odenton, St. Charles, North Beach, Frostburg, Cumberland, Ballenger Creek, Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, and Baltimore.

Forecasters say a cold front will stall over the Baltimore-Washington region Wednesday, bringing with it storms capable of producing one to two inches of rain.

Officials say flash flooding is most likely from 2 to 8 p.m., and damaging wind gusts are possible.

Since the region has not yet dried out from the past week's rain — including from Tropical Storm Isaias — National Weather Service forecasters say it will not take much to cause flash flooding.