Daily Potomac flow and demand update (Monday 08/16/2010)
There were scattered showers and thunderstorms in the basin yesterday, with accumulations of 0.25 to 0.50 inches in few localized areas. The National Weather Service's Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predicts accumulations of up to 0.25 inches in parts of the basin, including the Shenadoah and Monocacy sub-basins, over the next 48 hours, and up to 0.5 inches in Washington, DC and surrounding areas. The 5-day quantitative precipitation forecast shows a chance of up to 1.5 inches of accumulated rainfall in the southeastern portion of the basin.