You had some heavy and steady rain over the last few hours. Greatest potential for flash flooding will be later today. But notice the bright colors on storm team 4 radar. The yellows and oranges traveling along 301, its a soggy ride. 17 as well. Today its a raw, windy day. Heres a look at the Flash Flood Watch. This is in effect through tomorrow morning. All the counties in solid green. In total the area will see about two to four inches. Isolated amounts could be up to six. Megan mcgrath picks up our storm coverage in georgetown. What you are seeing down that way . Reporter good morning. If you look behind me, the potomac river, things are good now. No major problems. We are still expecting several inches of rain here over the next 24 hours. Which means that people who live in those lowlying areas that are prone to flooding, they could start to see some problems. Being out and about today, we have encountered a number of people who fit into that category. Theyre not taking any chances
Fairfax by 6 45, rain likely to be all over the capital beltway between 7 00 and 8 00 this morning so on your way out the door this morning, not terribly cold. Were in the mid to upper 40s. Your weather headlines tell the story. Raindrops, they are a coming. Heaviest rain likely between 10 00 a. M. And 3 00 and 4 00 this afternoon. Much Colder Weather coming your way for the weekend. Temperatures inching their way into the mid50s. It wont be a cold rain, but you will need the rain gear today, melissa mollet. Check on the impact it will have on your travel and commute in the next ten minutes. When i got here this morning i said, get the umbrella out of the trunk, get the umbrella out of the trunk. No. Typical. Again, all of that rain over to our right making its way in through Prince Georges County this morning. Right now, 270 northbound, dont have any problems there. Nice and clear and nice and dry. Youre going have to use those windshield wierps this morning. I apologize. 66 west of o
Annapolis and bowie. Anywhere from 1 2 to 3 4 inch, maybe a 1 10 or 14 inch more. If youre going out this evening, wet roidads for a while. And yes more rain in the forecast. Heavy rain and flooding kaizing major head dsaches for drivers in charleston, west virginia. Some spots saw as much as 3 inches of rain. Some found themselves stranded as they tried to drive through it. Police shut down roads. Rivers and creeks rose but the problems were mainly contained to the roadways. The Silver Spring couple in trouble for free range parenting plan to sue. They havent named anyone in their lawsuit. On sunday, their children were handed other to Child Protective Services the the kids ages 6 and 10 were spotted walking alone from a park a few blocks from their house. A statement from their attorney reads, they intend to fully vindicate their rights as patients and their childrens rights and to prevent this from happening to their children gechblt last month they were found responsible for unsubs
Halting most evictions through 2020 for americans struggling to pay their rent due to the pandemic. The move applies to people making less than 99,000 a year or couples making less than 198,000. The white house taking a step congress wont. Theres a catch. Senior Administration Officials say renters will eventually have to payback any missed rent. Also this morning a panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of health is directly contradicting the fda and president on the use of convalescent plasma. The nih panel calls data plasma from survivors can treat covid19 insuch en. Just a week ago the fda granted emergency authorization to use plasma after a public push from the president. This action is extraordinary moment. Here you have different governmental agencies that are at odds. The u. S. Is still facing criticism for its lackluster testing effort. Testing is the best way to isolate cases and contain the virus. The federal official in charge of testing says 5 rapid tests wi
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