Montgomery County is under a flash flood watch starting at 4 p.m. Tuesday until midnight.
Rainfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour are possible, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Baltimore/Washington. Showers and thunderstorms are likely in the afternoon as a cold front comes through, NWS wrote on Twitter.
“Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall will be possible,” NWS said.
“Expect heavy rainfall that may produce flooding within the next 24 hours,” Montgomery County Emergency Management and Homeland Security wrote Tuesday morning.
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect late this afternoon through midnight tonight to account for increased rainfall amounts in and around the DC/Baltimore metropolitan areas. pic.twitter.com/2jotb79sJV
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) July 12, 2022
A Flood Watch has been issued issued for Montgomery County beginning 4:00 PM this afternoon through this evening. Expect heavy rainfall that may produce flooding within the next 24 hours. Info: https://t.co/Ql9Dh8YTPM #MoCo #MdWx pic.twitter.com/xbRvjAxxBh
— Montgomery Co OEMHS (@ReadyMontgomery) July 12, 2022
