ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — A flood watch has been issued for most of the Shenandoah Valley until 10pm Wednesday night.

Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible in Virginia, including the following areas, Albemarle, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Culpeper, Eastern Highland, Frederick VA, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and Western Highland, and West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern Grant, Eastern Mineral, Eastern Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy, Morgan, Western Grant, Western Mineral and Western Pendleton.

Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.

Numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon across central VA before moving northeast towards the PA border through this evening. While not as widespread as yesterday, isolated rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches is possible. Should these rainfall amounts occur over sensitive areas from yesterday’s rains, flash flooding could be possible.

Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information.