extremely heavy rain and then things quiet down in the mid afternoon. let s push off. flash flood warnings, all of the counties in red, including the district of columbia, downtown baltimore and annapolis under a flash flood warning. i told you rain totals have now exceeded 3 inches in some spots and a lot of pondings on roadways and creeks. and this flood warning in effect until late morning. so be prepared here. flash flood warnings for the next couple of hours. that s a quick look at the forecast. tony has more details and the tornado watch. before we get to that, i want to mention the special marine warnings, in particular for the chesapeake bay. there is a special marine warning from pool s island to drum point, maryland. that special marine warning in effect until 9:45. the possibility of waterspouts is a very real possibility this morning. and we should mention the special marine warning from drum point to smith point, virginia has been canceled. we want to show you