Gov. Declares State of Emergency

Update, 1:52 p.m.: Gov. Martin O'Malley has declared a state of emergency in Maryland in order to prepare for Hurricane Irene's arrival this weekend.

Hurricane Irene's scheduled arrival has been pushed to Sunday, instead of late Saturday.

The National Weather Service currently predicts that the center of Irene will approach Maryland on Sunday, with wind gusts between 74 and 110 miles per hour.

Hurricane Irene is currently off the the southern tip of Florida in the Atlantic Ocean but is expected to travel up the East Coast as far north as New England, bringing with her hurricane force winds, extreme rainfall, significant coastal flooding and a tornado threat, according to The Weather Channel.

Heavy rain could track as far west as western Virginia, western Maryland, central Pennsylvania and central and western New York.

The flash flood watch continues in Prince George's County.

Send us pictures of flooding at sonia@patch.com.

Original Post: 12:30 p.m.: has yet to arrive, but this area will be feeling a storm affiliated with Irene's cold front Thursday afternoon, when the National Weather Service has predicted a thunderstorm with strong winds will arrive.

According to the NWS, one to two inches of rain or more is possible, which is why they issued a flash flood watch starting at noon.

So, grab an umbrella and bagged lunch and stay indoors at work or if you're planning on walking the dog, do it before the storm arrives.