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WGUS81 KLWX 271127
FLSLWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
727 AM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
MDC023-271545-
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GARRETT MD-
727 AM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF WESTERN MARYLAND, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY, GARRETT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1145 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 726 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BITTINGER... GRANTSVILLE...
FRIENDSVILLE... ACCIDENT...
KEYSERS RIDGE... MINERAL SPRING...
JENNINGS... MCHENRY...
SELBYSPORT... NEW GERMANY...
PINEY GROVE...
- PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD FOR FLOOD SAFETY
AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS, RIVERS, OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
LAT...LON 3967 7907 3956 7912 3955 7931 3955 7948
3963 7948 3964 7948 3970 7948 3971 7948
3972 7948 3972 7906
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