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WGUS61 KLWX 140122 RRB
FFALWX
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
922 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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.
RESIDENTS AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS NEAR THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR
RISING WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS.
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 530 AM EDT.
MDZ003-WVZ053-140930-
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/HFEW2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
922 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS 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 8:45 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.6 FEET, OR 14.4 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 WED WED WED CREST
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME 2AM 8AM 2PM STG TIME DATE
POTOMAC RIVER
HARPERS FERR 18.0 3.6 TUE 8 PM 4.4 6.4 8.9 18.7 2PM THU
LAT...LON 3934 7767 3931 7769 3931 7776 3941 7779
3942 7771 3938 7771 3935 7770
BELAK
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