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Grant County Emergency Management & 911
Wednesday September 1st, 2021 :: 01:46 p.m. EDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 06:00PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flood Warning for... Western Allegany County in western Maryland... Garrett County in western Maryland... Northwestern Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Southwestern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 146 PM EDT, Doppler radar and stream gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area, with a stream gauge on Georges Creek in Westernport indicating minor flooding is ongoing with a latest stage of 8.2 feet. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen across the area. This includes the following Flood Prone Roads: Midland near Georges Creek... Lonaconing near Georges Creek and Koontz Run... Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... GARRETT, MD ... GRANT, WV ... MINERAL, WV

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Address/Location
Grant County Emergency Management & 911
155 Technology Ln
Petersburg, WV 26847

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-257-2140

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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

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