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Flash Flood Watches Up

Flood waters inundated Holly Acres Mobile Home Park on Sept. 8, 2011, displacing at least 100 residents. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

The Potomac Communities could see more rain tonight, and a flash flood watches have been posted through the evening.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop mainly before 10 p.m., bringing with them additional rain that fill fall on already saturated ground. Between and tenth and a quarter inch of rain is expected to fall.

The chance of showers and thunderstorms stays with us through the beginning of the work week.

Today’s flash flood watch comes after Woodbridge experienced major flooding along U.S. 1. More than 300 residents were displaced from their homes and moved to a temporary shelter, now in Dale City.