Flood Warning until 09:00AM Monday
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has extended the
* Flood Warning for... Allegany County in western Maryland... Garrett County in western Maryland... Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 900 AM EST Monday.
* At 237 AM EST, Doppler radar reported an area of heavy rainfall had occurred across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Law enforcement has also reported several instances of high water across roadways in Garrett County. Some locations that may experience flooding include... Cumberland... Frostburg... Keyser... Petersburg... Mountain Lake Park... Oakland... Westernport... Bel Air... Bayard... Bittinger... Rough Run... La Vale... Fort Ashby... Lonaconing... Piedmont... Grantsville... Loch Lynn Heights... Friendsville... Deer Park... Accident... Additional rainfall amounts up to one inch are expected in the warned area.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... GARRETT, MD ... GRANT, WV ... MINERAL, WV
Instructions:
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.
Address/Location
Mineral County WV Emergency Management
Pine Swamp Rd
Keyser, WV 26726
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-788-1821
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning