Flood Warning until 03:15AM Saturday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* 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 652 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 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
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:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning