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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
301 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
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EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-WESTERN
GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
301 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, EASTERN GARRETT, EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY AND WESTERN
GARRETT AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,
WESTERN GRANT, WESTERN MINERAL AND WESTERN PENDLETON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE DUE
TO A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
COMBINED WITH AN ALREADY SATURATED ENVIRONMENT WILL LEAD TO A
CONTINUED THREAT FOR FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
- PLEASE VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD FOR FLOOD SAFETY AND
PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
GEIGER
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