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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
409 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...
VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...
SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD AFFECTING HARDY AND
HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES.
POTOMAC RIVER AT POINT OF ROCKS AFFECTING WESTERN LOUDOUN AND
FREDERICK MD ZONES.
POTOMAC RIVER AT LITTLE FALLS AFFECTING CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
MONTGOMERY AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES.
...THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
VIRGINIA...
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER AT REMINGTON AFFECTING SOUTHERN FAUQUIER AND
CULPEPER ZONES.
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 THIS EVENING.THIS AFTERNOON
AT 515 PM EDT.
VAZ051-502-132115-
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/RENV2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
409 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR
THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER AT REMINGTON.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:15 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.8 FEET, OR 11.2 FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BASED ON THE LATEST
FORECAST INFORMATION.
- 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
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER
REMINGTON 15.0 3.8 TUE 3 PM 6.5 9.9 12.4 13.5 2PM WED
LAT...LON 3873 7789 3846 7772 3842 7762 3837 7762
3840 7777 3857 7790 3868 7795
WVZ050-055-140415-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FL.A.0006.250513T2009Z-000000T0000Z/
/SPRW2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
409 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD.
* WHEN...FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, MILLESON MILL ROAD (COUNTY ROUTE 28/5) AND
CLARENCE TAYLOR ROAD (ROUTE 3/7) BEGIN TO FLOOD. WATER COVERS A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF MEADOWLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. THE BOAT LAUNCH
RAMP ON THE UPSTREAM RIGHT ABUTMENT OF THE BRIDGE ALSO FLOODS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:30 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.4 FEET, OR 12.6 FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BASED ON THE LATEST
FORECAST INFORMATION.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 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
SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER
SPRINGFIELD 15.0 2.4 TUE 3 PM 4.6 8.9 11.7
14.6 2PM WED
LAT...LON 3907 7900 3915 7897 3942 7877 3953 7863
3951 7854 3936 7870 3905 7894
MDZ004-VAZ505-140415-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FL.A.0007.250515T0505Z-000000T0000Z/
/PORM2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
409 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...POTOMAC RIVER AT POINT OF ROCKS.
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 22.0 FEET, WATER BEGINS TO COVER THE C&O CANAL
TOWPATH NEAR POINT OF ROCKS AND BRUNSWICK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:45 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.2 FEET, OR 12.8 FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 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
POINT OF ROCKS 16.0 3.2 TUE 3 PM 3.3 3.5 4.2 21.7 8PM THU
LAT...LON 3936 7766 3934 7757 3926 7747 3923 7744
3920 7754 3927 7760 3930 7770
MDZ504-VAZ053-140415-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FL.A.0008.250515T1630Z-000000T0000Z/
/BRKM2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
409 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...POTOMAC RIVER AT LITTLE FALLS.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 11.5 FEET, WATER COVERS THE TOWPATH IN MULTIPLE SPOTS
BETWEEN THE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT DAM AND PENNYFIELD LOCK, MILEPOSTS
15 TO 19 ON THE C&O CANAL.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:45 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.2 FEET, OR 5.8 FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED EARLY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 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
LITTLE FALLS 10.0 4.2 TUE 3 PM 4.2 4.4 4.5 11.3 2AM FRI
LAT...LON 3908 7730 3904 7723 3902 7721 3895 7706
3891 7712 3896 7724 3903 7736
DHOF
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