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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
925 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WEST
VIRGINIA...
SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD AFFECTING HARDY AND
HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES.
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.
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925 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD.
* WHEN...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 8:30 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.6 FEET, OR 10.4 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 WED WED WED
CREST
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME 2AM 8AM 2PM STG
TIME DATE
SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER
SPRINGFIELD 15.0 4.6 TUE 8 PM 8.9 11.7 14.6
14.6 2PM WED
LAT...LON 3907 7900 3915 7897 3942 7877 3953 7863
3951 7854 3936 7870 3905 7894
BELAK
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