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
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