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Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this flash flood warning at Sep 4, 2026, 12:04 AM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2026, 12:04 AM EDT (04:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2026, 2:56 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Arlington County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, Fairfax County, VA
The radar
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 3, 9:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 9:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Sep 3, 10:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Loudoun | 41 min |
| Sep 3, 10:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 37 min | |
| Sep 3, 10:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Sep 3, 11:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 11:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 47 min |
| Sep 3, 11:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 25 min |
| Sep 3, 11:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 93 min | |
| Sep 3, 11:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 38 min |
| Sep 3, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 30 min | |
| Sep 3, 11:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 62 min | |
| Sep 4, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 90 min | |
| Sep 4, 12:18 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 87 min | |
| Sep 4, 12:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 37 min | |
| Sep 4, 12:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 65 min | |
| Sep 4, 1:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 63 min | |
| Sep 4, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 29 min |
| Sep 4, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 49 min |
| Sep 4, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Rappahannock | 44 min |
| Sep 4, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison | 44 min |
| Sep 4, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, Warren | 52 min |
| Sep 4, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah, Warren | 33 min |
| Sep 4, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock | 26 min |
| Sep 4, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 28 min |
| Sep 4, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 40 min |
| Sep 4, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania | 36 min |
| Sep 4, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 61 min | |
| Sep 4, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 45 min |
| Sep 4, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham | 41 min |
| Sep 4, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Orange | 24 min |
| Sep 4, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 27 min |
| Sep 4, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Highland | 32 min |
| Sep 4, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland | 30 min |
| Sep 4, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Orange | 38 min |
| Sep 4, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene | 38 min |
| Sep 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 20 min | |
| Sep 4, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 17 min | |
| Sep 4, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange | 20 min |
| Sep 4, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 33 min | |
| Sep 4, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson | 35 min |
| Sep 4, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 46 min |
| Sep 3, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Allegany, Washington | 40 min |
| Sep 3, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Garrett | 32 min |
| Sep 3, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Garrett | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Washington | 48 min |
| Sep 3, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Garrett | 28 min |
| Sep 3, 9:30 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Anne Arundel | 4 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Allegany, Garrett | 40 min |
| Sep 3, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Garrett | 42 min |
| Sep 3, 10:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery | 52 min |
| Sep 3, 10:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Carroll, Howard | 35 min |
| Sep 3, 11:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Prince George's | 49 min |
| Sep 4, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Garrett | 40 min |
| Sep 4, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Garrett | 41 min |
| Sep 3, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Mineral | 33 min |
| Sep 3, 10:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral | 41 min |
| Sep 4, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Tucker | 23 min |
| Sep 4, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Hardy | 43 min |
| Sep 4, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant | 30 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.