Flood Warning until 03:15AM Saturday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of western Maryland and eastern West Virginia, including the following counties: in western Maryland, Allegany and Garrett. In eastern West Virginia, Grant and Mineral.
* WHEN...Until 315 AM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 429 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cumberland... Frostburg... Keyser... Westernport... Bel Air... Bayard... La Vale... Lonaconing... Piedmont... Elk Garden... Kitzmiller... Ridgeley... Cresaptown... Potomac Park... Wiley Ford... Eckhart Mines... Mount Savage... Rawlings... Ellerslie... Barton... - Please visit https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety information.
* 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
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