Weather
5 Counties Under Flash Flood Watch
BREAKING: Several counties are under a flash flood watch calling for thunderstorms with potentially heavy rain.
BALTIMORE, MD — The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for several counties in central Maryland on Thursday. The watch calls for potentially strong, slow-moving thunderstorms.
The flash flood watch took effect before 2 p.m. Thursday and runs until midnight.
A flash flood watch means conditions could develop leading to flash flooding.
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The following are under the flash flood watch: Baltimore, Frederick, Carroll, Harford and Washington counties.
Areas under the flash flood watch include Hagerstown, Frederick, Ballenger Creek,
Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, Cockeysville, Jarrettsville and Paw Paw.
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Water levels could rise rapidly in these areas due to slow-moving thunderstorms that may bring heavy rain, weather officials said.
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