Flood Watch In Effect Through Friday Night

It covers areas of Frederick, Carroll and Washington Counties.

Flood Watch

Garrett-Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Extreme Western Allegany-
Central and Eastern Allegany-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Warren-Clarke-
Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-Western Grant-Eastern
Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton-Eastern
Pendleton-
Including the cities of Shepherdstown, Mount Storm, Charles Town,
Cumberland, Winchester, Ruddle, Martinsburg, Woodstock, Westminster,
Bayard, Keyser, Ballenger Creek, Berryville, New Market, Moorefield,
Mount Jackson, Front Royal, Antioch, Russelldale, Grantsville,
Riverton, Frederick, Hagerstown, Mountain Lake Park, Frostburg,
Franklin, Fort Ashby, Elk Garden, Oak Flat, New Creek, Eldersburg,
Paw Paw, Sugar Grove, Romney, Brandywine, Headsville, Strasburg,
Oakland, Ridgeville, and Petersburg
1024 AM EDT Fri May 6 2022

…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE…Portions of Maryland, northwest Virginia and West
Virginia, including the following areas: in Maryland, Carroll,
Central and Eastern Allegany, Extreme Western Allegany, Frederick
MD, Garrett and Washington. In northwest Virginia, Clarke,
Frederick VA, Shenandoah and Warren. In West Virginia, Berkeley,
Eastern Grant, Eastern Mineral, Eastern Pendleton, Hampshire,
Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Western Grant, Western Mineral and
Western Pendleton.

* WHEN…Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Widespread rainfall totals of 1-3 inches are expected through
tonight, with localized totals up to 4 inches. This may lead
to localized instances of flooding.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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.

By The National Weather Service, Sterling, Va.