The metropolitan area is under a flood watch as the remaining precipitation from Hurricane Frances moves through the area. Though the heaviest rains will fall to the west of the city, District crews are preparing for flooding and have sandbags ready to be deployed if the situation deteriorates, the W.Times reports. As you can see from this AccuWeather image from 9 a.m., the rain has arrived in the District.

DCist would like to note that since there is no tidal surge associated with this storm, Potomac flooding in Alexandria and Georgetown should be avoided. But that doesn’t mean that smaller rivers and creeks, especially upstream from Washington, can’t have problems.

The D.C. Department of Emergency Management has some helpful resources on how to deal with flooding, espcially if you’re unfortunate enough to be inundated by a sewer backup.