Derwood, MD Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Potomac River at Little Falls.

* WHEN...From late tonight to late Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, The C&O Canal overflows at the Great Falls
Tavern. Water covers the towpath in many areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 5.0 feet, or 5.0 feet
below flood stage.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 12.1 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Friday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.1 feet on 06/15/1952.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information

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River Name   Fld      Observed    Wed   Thu   Thu     Crest
Location     Stg   Stg  Day/Time  8PM   2AM   8AM   Stg Time Date

Potomac River
Little Falls 10.0  5.0  Wed 2 pm  5.6   8.7   11.0  12.1 2pm Thu

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Potomac River at Edwards Ferry.

* WHEN...From this evening to early Saturday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 8.8 feet, or 6.2 feet
below flood stage.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 21.5 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday
morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
21.1 feet on 05/17/2014.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information

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River Name   Fld      Observed    Wed   Thu   Thu     Crest
Location     Stg   Stg  Day/Time  8PM   2AM   8AM   Stg Time Date

Potomac River
Edwards Ferr 15.0  8.8  Wed 3 pm  14.9  19.6  21.4  21.5 2pm Thu

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