Brace For Heavy Rain In Montgomery County Friday

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Heavy rain will continue to fall on Friday and flooding remains a huge threat for Montgomery County through the weekend.

The National Weather Service predicts that between 3-5 inches of rain will fall across Southern Maryland, and 1 to 3 inches elsewhere.

"In combination with the plethora of rainfall we have seen the past several days, Flood Watches and Warnings are issued across the area," NWS tweeted.

A Flood Watch is issued for central, southeast and northwest Montgomery County and will remain in effect through Saturday morning.

"Assume any break you may experience in the fairly constant drizzle, rain and showers is a lucky one," Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang writes.

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Things don't improve much on Saturday, with more showers and even some thunderstorms possible for most of the day. However, the weather may dry out a little toward sunset, albeit not a whole lot. It won't be until Sunday when we finally get a break in the showers and get some sunny skies.

But the showers will return on Monday and Tuesday, at least sporadically.

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