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WGUS61 KLWX 140124
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
924 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025
..THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA
MARYLAND...
POTOMAC RIVER AT POINT OF ROCKS AFFECTING WESTERN LOUDOUN AND
FREDERICK MD 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 TONIGHT AT 530 AM EDT.
MDZ004-VAZ505-140930-
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924 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS 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 8:45 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.4 FEET, OR 12.6 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 WED WED WED CREST
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME 2AM 8AM 2PM STG TIME DATE
POTOMAC RIVER
POINT OF ROCKS 16.0 3.4 TUE 8 PM 3.5 4.2 6.0 21.7 8PM THU
LAT...LON 3936 7766 3934 7757 3926 7747 3923 7744
3920 7754 3927 7760 3930 7770
BELAK
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