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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
435 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2025
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC HAS
ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MARYLAND...
CONOCOCHEAGUE CREEK AT FAIRVIEW AFFECTING WASHINGTON COUNTY.
..THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MARYLAND
VIRGINIA...
POTOMAC RIVER AT LITTLE FALLS AFFECTING CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
MONTGOMERY AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES.
...THE FLOOD WATCH IS REPLACED BY A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WEST VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...VIRGINIA...
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 EDWARDS FERRY AFFECTING WESTERN LOUDOUN, EASTERN
LOUDOUN AND NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY ZONES.
POTOMAC RIVER AT HARPERS FERRY AFFECTING JEFFERSON AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES.
SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MILLVILLE AFFECTING JEFFERSON, WARREN AND
CLARKE COUNTIES.
FOR THE SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER...INCLUDING FRANKLIN, MOOREFIELD
- SF, PETERSBURG, SPRINGFIELD...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
FOR THE POTOMAC RIVER...INCLUDING PAW PAW, HANCOCK, SHEPHERDSTOWN,
HARPERS FERRY, POINT OF ROCKS, EDWARDS FERRY, LITTLE FALLS...
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
FOR THE SHENANDOAH RIVER...INCLUDING MILLVILLE...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 EARLY THIS MORNING AT 545 AM EDT.
WVZ050-055-140945-
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435 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2025
..FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A RIVER FLOOD WARNING
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR
THE SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD
AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:30 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET, OR 5.6 FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED THIS AFTERNOON.
- 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 8AM 2PM 8PM STG
TIME DATE
SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER
SPRINGFIELD 15.0 9.4 WED 3 AM 9.9 15.9 14.0
15.9 2PM WED
LAT...LON 3907 7900 3915 7897 3942 7877 3953 7863
3951 7854 3936 7870 3905 7894
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435 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2025
..FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A RIVER FLOOD WARNING
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR
THE SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MILLVILLE
AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:30 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.0 FEET, OR 7.0 FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
- 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 8AM 2PM 8PM STG TIME DATE
SHENANDOAH RIVER
MILLVILLE 10.0 3.0 WED 3 AM 4.0 8.9 12.1 12.8 2AM THU
LAT...LON 3897 7821 3905 7805 3935 7778 3932 7772
3914 7785 3895 7807 3892 7816
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435 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2025
..FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A RIVER FLOOD WARNING
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR
THE POTOMAC RIVER AT POINT OF ROCKS
AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:45 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.3 FEET, OR 11.7 FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED LATE THIS EVENING.
- 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 8AM 2PM 8PM STG TIME DATE
POTOMAC RIVER
POINT OF ROCKS 16.0 4.3 WED 3 AM 4.4 5.4 12.6 21.4 2PM THU
LAT...LON 3936 7766 3934 7757 3926 7747 3923 7744
3920 7754 3927 7760 3930 7770
MDZ503-VAZ505-506-140945-
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/EDFM2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
435 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2025
..FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A RIVER FLOOD WARNING
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR
THE POTOMAC RIVER AT EDWARDS FERRY
AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:45 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.6 FEET, OR 8.4 FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED LATE THIS EVENING.
- 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 8AM 2PM 8PM STG TIME DATE
POTOMAC RIVER
EDWARDS FERR 15.0 6.6 WED 3 AM 7.3 7.9 11.7 20.4 2PM THU
LAT...LON 3923 7744 3913 7745 3908 7730 3903 7736
3905 7745 3911 7755 3920 7754
MDZ003-WVZ053-140945-
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/HFEW2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
435 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2025
..FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A RIVER FLOOD WARNING
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR
THE POTOMAC RIVER AT HARPERS FERRY
AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:45 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.9 FEET, OR 14.1 FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.
- 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 8AM 2PM 8PM STG TIME DATE
POTOMAC RIVER
HARPERS FERR 18.0 3.9 WED 3 AM 4.9 10.7 16.5 18.4 8AM THU
LAT...LON 3934 7767 3931 7769 3931 7776 3941 7779
3942 7771 3938 7771 3935 7770
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/FAVM2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
435 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CONOCOCHEAGUE CREEK AT FAIRVIEW.
* WHEN...FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 9.0 FEET, WATER BEGINS TO COVER WISHARD ROAD AND KEMP
MILL ROAD.
AT 10.0 FEET, WISHARD ROAD AND KEMP MILL ROAD ARE BOTH FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:45 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET, OR 2.2 FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BASED ON THE LATEST
FORECAST INFORMATION.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 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 8AM 2PM 8PM STG TIME
DATE
CONOCOCHEAGUE CREEK
FAIRVIEW 10.0 7.8 WED 3 AM 8.6 9.6 9.7 9.7 8PM WED
LAT...LON 3972 7786 3972 7776 3966 7778 3958 7781
3961 7784 3963 7786 3965 7787
MDZ504-VAZ053-141645-
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435 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2025
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...POTOMAC RIVER AT LITTLE FALLS.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 11.0 FEET, WATER COVERS THE TOWPATH BETWEEN SWAINS
LOCK AND PENNYFIELD LOCK, MILEPOSTS 17 TO 19 ON THE C&O CANAL.
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 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.7 FEET, OR 5.3 FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED LATE TOMORROW MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 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 8AM 2PM 8PM STG TIME DATE
POTOMAC RIVER
LITTLE FALLS 10.0 4.7 WED 3 AM 4.8 5.2 5.4 11.5 8PM THU
LAT...LON 3908 7730 3904 7723 3902 7721 3895 7706
3891 7712 3896 7724 3903 7736
GEIGER
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