Flood Warning until 06:00PM
At 238 PM EDT, Doppler radar and stream gauges indicate heavy rainfall has fallen across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Stream gauge along Georges Creek in Westernport indicates minor flooding is ongoing with a latest level of 9.4 feet and slowly rising. Additional stream gauges throughout the warned area are still rising as well. This includes the following Flood Prone Roads: Midland near Georges Creek... Lonaconing near Georges Creek and Koontz Run... Additional rainfall amounts of less than 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... GARRETT, MD ... MINERAL, WV
Instructions:
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:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning