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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1250 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
...FLOOD CATEGORIES CHANGING FOR THE GEORGES CREEK
NEAR FRANKLIN/WESTERNPORT STREAM GAUGE...
TO:SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICES
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS, AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: JEREMY GEIGER
SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
SUBJECT: MODIFICATION TO FLOOD CATEGORIES FOR THE GEORGES CREEK
NEAR FRANKLIN/WESTERNPORT STREAM GAUGE (WSTM2)
EFFECTIVE AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (UTC)(8:00 AM EDT)
ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2025, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MODIFY ALL
FLOOD STAGES FOR THE WSTM2 STREAM GAUGE.
THE NEW FLOOD CATEGORIES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
1. THE NEW MAJOR FLOOD STAGE IS 13.1 FEET. THE PREVIOUS MAJOR
FLOOD STAGE WAS 12 FEET.
2. THE NEW MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 11.1 FEET. THE PREVIOUS
MODERATE FLOOD STAGE WAS 10 FEET.
3. THE NEW MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 9.1 FEET. THE PREVIOUS MINOR
FLOOD STAGE WAS 8 FEET.
THEREFORE, STARTING AT 1200 UTC(8:00 AM EDT) ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2025,
ALL FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD HAZARD PRODUCTS WILL UTILIZE THE NEW
FLOOD CATEGORIES. THE CHANGES IN FLOOD CATEGORIES ARE NECESSARY
DUE TO THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) MOVING THE
STREAM GAUGE UPSTREAM A FEW HUNDRED FEET DUE TO THE MAY 2025
FLOODING THAT CAUSED CHANGES TO THE STREAMBED AROUND THE OLD GAUGE
LOCATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS CHANGE, PLEASE
CONTACT:
JEREMY GEIGER
SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
43858 WEATHER SERVICE ROAD
STERLING, VA 20166
PHONE: (571) 888-3500
EMAIL: JEREMY.GEIGER@NOAA.GOV
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