Flash Flood Warning Canceled for Northern Virginia

UPDATE 5 p.m.: The National Weather Service has canceled a previous Flash Flood Warning issued earlier Monday afternoon. It was originally set to expire at 6:45 p.m.

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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for much of the area, including Alexandria, Arlington, Huntington, Hybla Valley and Georgetown.

Here’s the warning:

BULLETIN - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 340 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA... WEST CENTRAL PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND... EAST CENTRAL FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... ARLINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 430 PM EDT *

AT 339 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER CRYSTAL CITY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ARLINGTON...NATIONALS PARK...CRYSTAL CITY...HUNTINGTON...ROSSLYN... GROVETON...BALLSTON...US CAPITOL...ANACOSTIA...GEORGETOWN...HYBLA VALLEY...MARLOW HEIGHTS...FOREST HEIGHTS...ROCK CREEK...THE MALL... BOLLING AIR FORCE...BARCROFT...JEFFERSON MANOR...CHERRYDALE AND WESTOVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

The area is also under a Flash Flood Warning

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 344 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA... EAST CENTRAL FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... ARLINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 645 PM EDT * AT 344 PM EDT...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. THIS INCLUDES FLOOD PRONE ROADS LOCATIONS MILITARY ROAD AT 36TH ROAD...18TH STREET AT UPTON STREET...17TH STREET NORTH AT NORTH BUCHANAN ST...SOUTH TROY STREET NEAR LONG BRANCH...BRADDOCK ROAD AT WEST STREET...AND RHODE ISLAND AVENUE NORTHEAST BETWEEN 2ND AND CAPI.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.