...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Maryland...West Virginia...
Potomac River at Shepherdstown affecting Jefferson, Berkeley and
Washington Counties.
Wills Creek near Cumberland affecting Allegany County.
Conococheague Creek at Fairview affecting Washington County.
Monocacy River near Frederick affecting Frederick County.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Virginia...Maryland...
Potomac River at Edwards Ferry affecting Montgomery and Loudoun
Counties.
For the Potomac River...including Paw Paw, Hancock, Shepherdstown,
Harpers Ferry, Point of Rocks, Edwards Ferry, Little Falls...Minor
flooding is forecast.
For the Conococheague Creek...including Fairview...Minor flooding is
forecast.
For the Monocacy River...including Frederick...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/washington or
weather.gov/baltimore.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 1245 AM EDT.
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321 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TOMORROW
MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Monocacy River near Frederick.
* WHEN...From this evening to late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 14.4 feet, or 0.6 feet
below flood stage.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 15.2 feet this evening. It will
then fall below flood stage late tonight.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
15.2 feet on 11/23/1992.
- Please visit weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and
preparedness information
By The National Weather Service, Sterling, Va.