The Flood Watch is in affect until 9:00 PM Wed.
Flood Watch
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
127 PM EDT Wed Aug 10 2022
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Garrett-Washington-Frederick MD-Extreme Western Allegany-Central and
Eastern Allegany-Frederick VA-Clarke-Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-
Jefferson-Hardy-Western Grant-Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern
Mineral-
Including the cities of Ballenger Creek, Frederick, Petersburg,
Frostburg, Fort Ashby, Antioch, Mountain Lake Park, Grantsville,
Moorefield, Romney, Hagerstown, Ridgeville, Oakland, Mount Storm,
Berryville, Headsville, Bayard, Martinsburg, Elk Garden,
Russelldale, Keyser, Shepherdstown, Charles Town, Cumberland, New
Creek, Paw Paw, and Winchester
127 PM EDT Wed Aug 10 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Maryland, northwest Virginia and West
Virginia, including the following areas: in Maryland, Central and
Eastern Allegany, Extreme Western Allegany, Frederick MD, Garrett
and Washington. In northwest Virginia, Clarke and Frederick VA. In
West Virginia, Berkeley, Eastern Grant, Eastern Mineral,
Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Western Grant and Western
Mineral.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and numerous thunderstorms are expected this
afternoon into this evening. Rainfall amounts will average
around 1 to 1.5 inches across the area, but locally higher
amounts of 2 to 4 inches are likely and much of that may fall
in a one to two hour timeframe. Heavy rain in short periods
of time may cause creeks and streams to rapidly rise out of
their banks along with potential flash flooding in urban
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.
By The National Weather Service, Sterling, Va.