Flood Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 118 PM EDT Thu Sep 23 2021 ...The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington DC has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Maryland... Monocacy River near Frederick affecting Frederick County. For the Monocacy River...including Frederick...Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 130 AM EDT. && MDC021-240530- /O.NEW.KLWX.FL.W.0022.210923T2000Z-210924T0825Z/ /FDKM2.1.ER.210923T2000Z.210924T0000Z.210924T0224Z.NO/ 118 PM EDT Thu Sep 23 2021 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flood Warning for the Monocacy River near Frederick. * Until late tonight. * At 1:01 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 14.7 feet, or 0.3 feet below flood stage. * Flood stage is 15.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 15.4 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late this evening. * Impact...At 15.0 feet, Both banks of the river are flooded. Water begins to flood low-lying fields at Monocacy National Battlefield. Water reaches the access road of the Frederick city wastewater treatment plant. Backwater flooding is occurring on several area creeks, particularly Carroll Creek in Frederick. * Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.3 feet on 06/28/2006. By The National Weather Service, Sterling, Va.