LaVale, MD Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Potomac River at Paw Paw.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Paw Paw Tunnel Campground begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 30.1 feet, or 5.1 feet
above flood stage.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:30 PM EDT Wednesday was 30.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tonight and continue falling to 16.6 feet early Saturday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
30.2 feet on 03/08/1967.
- 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
Paw Paw      25.0  30.1 Wed 4 pm  29.2  26.0  23.2  17.7 8pm Fri

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...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, including the following
areas, Central and Eastern Allegany, Eastern Garrett, Extreme
Western Allegany and Western Garrett, Virginia, including the
following areas, Albemarle, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge,
Culpeper, Eastern Highland, Frederick VA, Greene, Madison, Nelson,
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page, Rappahannock,
Rockingham, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Warren and Western Highland,
and West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern Grant,
Eastern Mineral, Eastern Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy, Morgan,
Western Grant, Western Mineral and Western Pendleton.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more
heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Numerous showers and thunderstorms will move gradually
northward through the area through this evening. While not as
widespread as yesterday, isolated rainfall amounts of 1 to 3
inches are possible in a one to two hour period. Should these
rainfall amounts occur over sensitive or urban areas, flash
flooding is possible.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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