Flood Warning For Southwestern Frederick County

 

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Frederick County in north central Maryland...
  Southeastern Washington County in north central Maryland...
  North Central Loudoun County in northern Virginia...
  Northeastern Jefferson County in the panhandle of West Virginia...

* Until 745 PM EDT Friday.

* At 141 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is
  ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1
  and 3 inches of rain have fallen.

Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Shepherdstown...                   Brunswick...
Ranson...                          Braddock Heights...
Harpers Ferry...                   Point Of Rocks...
Adamstown...                       Jefferson...
Bolivar...                         Shenandoah Junction...
Rosemont...                        Rohrersville...
Burkittsville...                   Gapland...
Brownsville...                     Antietam...
Knoxville...                       Petersville...
Arnoldtown...                      Pleasantville...

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All
interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.




By The National Weather Service, Sterling, Va.