Weather Alert in Virginia
Flood Watch issued May 12 at 1:25PM EDT until May 14 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
AREAS AFFECTED: Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Page; Warren; Nelson; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Virginia, including the following areas, Albemarle, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Eastern Highland, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and Western Highland and eastern West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern Grant, Eastern Pendleton, Hardy, Western Grant and Western Pendleton. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - While showers will spread into the area today, a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms is expected tonight into Tuesday night. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are likely, with locally higher amounts possible along the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Alleghenies. This rainfall may lead to scattered instances of flooding. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information
INSTRUCTION: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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Weather Topic: What is Fog?
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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the
ground and obscures visibility.
It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets.
Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions
close to a body of water.
Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in
the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.
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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?
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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of
water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon
coming into contact
with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which
can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing
rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.
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