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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1257 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
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EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FROSTBURG, WESTERNPORT, KITZMILLER, MOUNTAIN
LAKE PARK, GRANTSVILLE, LA VALE, REYNOLDS, AND OAKLAND
1257 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF WESTERN MARYLAND, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, EASTERN GARRETT, EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY AND WESTERN
GARRETT.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* 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. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS
MAY BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THIS
EVENING. GIVEN THE HUMID AIRMASS IN PLACE, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR, WITH LOCALIZED TOTALS OF
UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF
WATER ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
DHOF
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