Flood Warning in Bartholomew County, District of Columbia
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED5/14/2025 9:29:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: SevereCertainty: Likely
5/14/2025 9:29:00 AM until 5/14/2025 9:30:00 PM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/washington or
www.weather.gov/baltimore.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 930 PM EDT.
The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington DC has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Maryland...
Conococheague Creek at Fairview affecting Washington County.
For the Conococheague Creek...including Fairview...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Conococheague Creek at Fairview.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Wishard Road and Kemp Mill Road are both
flooded.
At 11.0 feet, Several roads, including Wishard Road, Kemps Mill
Road, Independence Road, Cress Pond Road, and Walnut Point Road,
are flooded north of Williamsport.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 9.8 feet, or 0.2 feet
below flood stage.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning to a crest of 10.3 feet this afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage late this evening.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.3 feet on 09/18/1945.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information