631
WGUS61 KLWX 132006
FFALWX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
406 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC HAS
ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WEST VIRGINIA...
MARYLAND...
POTOMAC RIVER AT HARPERS FERRY AFFECTING WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES.
FOR THE POTOMAC RIVER...INCLUDING PAW PAW, HANCOCK, SHEPHERDSTOWN,
HARPERS FERRY, POINT OF ROCKS, EDWARDS FERRY, LITTLE FALLS...
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA, REMAIN ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/WASHINGTON OR
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BALTIMORE.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATE TONIGHT AT 1215 AM EDT.
MDZ003-WVZ053-140415-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FL.A.0005.250515T0712Z-250516T0412Z/
/HFEW2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
406 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...POTOMAC RIVER AT HARPERS FERRY.
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 18.5 FEET, THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT AT HISTORIC
HARPERS FERRY FLOODS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:45 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.3 FEET, OR 14.7 FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
- PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD FOR FLOOD SAFETY
AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION
RIVER NAME FLD OBSERVED TUE WED WED CREST
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME 8PM 2AM 8AM STG TIME DATE
POTOMAC RIVER
HARPERS FERR 18.0 3.3 TUE 3 PM 3.6 4.4 6.4 18.7 2PM THU
LAT...LON 3934 7767 3931 7769 3931 7776 3941 7779
3942 7771 3938 7771 3935 7770
DHOF
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