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EXPIRED1/29/2024 4:32:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
1/29/2024 4:32:00 AM until 1/30/2024 8:38:00 AM
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/washington or
www.weather.gov/baltimore.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 445 PM EST.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Maryland...West Virginia...
Potomac River at Shepherdstown affecting Berkeley, Washington and
Jefferson Counties.
For the Potomac River...including Paw Paw, Hancock, Shepherdstown,
Harpers Ferry, Point of Rocks, Edwards Ferry, Little Falls...Minor
flooding is forecast.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO TOMORROW
MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Potomac River at Shepherdstown.
* WHEN...From this evening to tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, River Road is completely flooded in low
spots between Shepherdstown and Harpers Ferry. Significant
portions of the C&O Canal towpath are flooded between McMahons
Mill and Dam Number Four.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:00 AM EST Monday the stage was 11.2 feet, or 3.8 feet
below flood stage.
- Bankfull stage is 0.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 15.3 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage just after
midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
15.3 feet on 02/19/1998.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information
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River Name Fld Observed Mon Mon Tue Crest
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1PM 7PM 1AM Stg Time Date
Potomac River
Shepherdstow 15.0 11.2 Mon 4 am 13.6 15.2 15.3 15.3 1am Tue
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