April 2, 2024

Sterling VA:  (Rocktown Now) – The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for areas to the north and west of Harrisonburg.  The watch is in affect today through Wednesday morning and includes the following areas: Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Northern
Virginia Blue Ridge-Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-including the cities of Front Royal, Romney, Mount Jackson,
Shepherdstown, New Market, Stanley, Shenandoah, Strasburg, Moorefield, Martinsburg, Big Meadows, Hagerstown, Luray, Charles
Town, Paw Paw, Berryville, Woodstock, and Winchester.

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through Wednesday. One to two inches of rain is most likely,
with localized amounts up to 4 inches possible. This may result in flooding of small streams and creeks. Flash
flooding is possible.

Severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail and damaging
winds are possible along and south of Highway 50 and Interstate
66 this afternoon into early tonight.

A Flood Watch is in effect for much of the area near and north of
Highway 50 and Interstate 66.