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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
658 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024
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ALLEGANY MD-GARRETT MD-
658 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN MARYLAND,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, ALLEGANY AND GARRETT.
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3957 7873 3955 7872 3945 7877 3926 7896
3926 7897 3925 7897 3924 7898 3926 7903
3940 7889 3945 7887 3955 7876
WVC057-040000-
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MINERAL WV-
658 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTY, MINERAL.
* WHEN...UNTIL 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESS RUNOFF HAS CAUSED THE WATERS LEVEL ALONG
PATTERSON CREEK AT HEADSVILLE TO REMAIN ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 9
FEET. AT 9 FEET, WATER AFFECTS BASEMENTS OF HOMES ALONG THE CREEK.
AGRICULTURAL FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN SOME LOCATIONS BETWEEN
CHAMPWOOD AND FORT ASHBY. FOREBACK ROAD AND GEORGES RUN ROAD BOTH
ARE FLOODED JUST EAST OF THE CREEK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 655 PM EDT, BETWEEN 2 AND 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA, BUT EXCESS
RUNOFF CONTINUES TO CAUSE SOME CREEKS AND STREAMS TO FLOW OUT
OF THEIR BANKS.
- FLOODING IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE, BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FORT ASHBY... BURLINGTON...
HEADSVILLE... REESES MILL...
RUSSELLDALE... PATTERSON CREEK...
- PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD FOR FLOOD SAFETY
AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3957 7873 3955 7872 3945 7877 3926 7896
3926 7897 3925 7897 3924 7898 3926 7903
3940 7889 3945 7887 3955 7876
BJL
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