Mark Peña ⛈️
@MarkPenaWX
Meteorologist for @7NewsDC
Texas hill country under the threat for heavy rain and flash flooding tonight. Stay weather aware and avoid low water crossings, creeks, and streams.
⚠️Flood risk ramping up tonight. Please be VERY vigilant overnight. Widespread storms could produce a bullseye or two of extreme rainfall up to 10" over saturated soil. Significant flooding possible #atxwx #txwx
⚠️ Extremely concerning and eerie forecast trends for the Hill Country of Texas tonight The latest HRRR brings an MVC (exactly what led to the flooding last week) over the same areas that got devastated Pinpointing exact locations is impossible but impacts could be extreme
Thanks! It was a team effort. Couldn't have done it without them!
Unsure what the other stations did, but @MarkPenaWX on 7 did impressive “wall to wall” coverage through the newscast on the flash flood emergency — just like stations would for tornado warnings. Well done to Mark and Guido (producing) for their coverage:
FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY: Flooding and water rescues ongoing in areas along the Capital Beltway in Montgomery and Prince Georges counties. 4 to 5 inches of rain has fallen in this area and flooding is occurring. TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN @7NewsDC #dcwx
Flash Flood Warning issued for the northern half of the Capital Beltway, including the District, Montgomery and Prince Georges counties. Turn around don't drown! Flash flooding is possible in low water crossings, creeks and streams. @7NewsDC #dcwx
Trending drier today than yesterday, but it will be very hot and humid. Heat Advisory in effect from 11a-8p for heat index values ranging from 100 to as high as 106 today. @7NewsDC #dcwx
⚠️There is a threat for flash flooding in the area, some of which could be widespread and considerable in impact. Rainfall rates could approach 2-3" per hour in the heavier, slow moving storms. Here are some reminders about flash flood safety. #MDwx #VAwx #DCwx #WVwx
Sunday AM 7-13-25 Level 3/4 threat of flash flooding for parts of central TEXAS today including the area that had catastrophic flooding on the 4th. Just north they’ve already seen 1 to 3” of rain and some localized areas up to 6”+ of rain in 6 hours. The Lampasas River near…
Can’t share this info enough! Stay weather aware, and AWAY from low water crossings, creeks, and streams Texas friends and family!
PLEASE everyone across the Texas Hill Country eastward to the IH35 corridor.. read this carefully as we may have a dangerous flood event over parts if the area underway by daybreak.. be weather aware!!
New update from the WPC highlights the increasing potential of “dangerous and life threatening” flash flooding for parts of Central Texas & the Hill Country Saturday night into Sunday. Areas of torrential rain could develop overnight, with very high rainfall rates and total…
Heavy rainfall and flash flooding potential has increased for late tonight, especially over the Edwards Plateau and Hill Country. We are now looking at 2 to 4 inch rainfall totals with isolated amounts up to 9 inches. Most of the heaviest rains are expected after 3 AM CDT.
While reporting for @TexasMonthly I bumped into a team of cadaver dogs from Mexico. The support for the difficult work of putting Kerrville and the broken hearts across our state is coming from all over.
#WPC_MD 0629 affecting Mid-Atlantic States, #njwx #pawx #mdwx #dewx #vawx #dcwx #wvwx #ncwx, wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/metwatch/metwa…
Central Texas was devastated by the recent floods affecting countless lives and leaving many in urgent need of help. This Thursday, July 10th, all 36 P. Terry’s locations will donate 100% of profits to the Austin Disaster Relief Network’s “Central Texas Flood” campaign.
It's easily a once-in-1,000 year rainfall event for west #Chicago (based on NOAA estimates). 7 inches of rain in 3 hours, including up to 4 inches in ONE hour, is nearly unprecedented for the region. Major flash flooding is ongoing (and very localized!). #ILwx #CHIwx
The NOAA weather radio is like a smoke alarm for weather alerts (tornado, flash floods etc). It will wake you from a deep sleep. It reads out the warning. It doesn't depend on cell service/power. Do you have one? Learn more about them here: weather.gov/phi/nwrfaq
Tropical moisture moving into the Mid-Atlantic will bring chances for showers and thunderstorms this week, with heavy rain and localized flooding possible, particularly near Maryland and Virginia.