Flood Watch until 05:49PM Thursday
...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Maryland... West Virginia...Virginia... Conococheague Creek at Fairview affecting Washington County. Opequon Creek near Martinsburg affecting Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. Monocacy River near Frederick affecting Frederick MD zone. Potomac River at Little Falls affecting Central and Southeast Montgomery and Fairfax Counties. Potomac River at Shepherdstown affecting Washington, Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. Potomac River at Edwards Ferry affecting Western Loudoun, Eastern Loudoun and Northwest Montgomery zones. Potomac River at Point of Rocks affecting Western Loudoun and Frederick MD zones. For the Potomac River...including Paw Paw, Hancock, Shepherdstown, Harpers Ferry, Point of Rocks, Edwards Ferry, Little Falls... flooding is possible. For the Conococheague Creek...including Fairview...flooding is possible. For the Opequon Creek...including Martinsburg...flooding is possible. For the Monocacy River...including Frederick...flooding is possible.
* WHAT...Flooding is possible.
* WHERE...Opequon Creek near Martinsburg.
* WHEN...From Wednesday evening to Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Water begins to cover backyards of homes on Bowers Road (County Road 1/1). Douglas Grove Road (County Road 9/16) is flooded and impassible. Water also approaches Golf Course Road (County Road 36) and Grapevine Road (County Road 9/14).
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 5.0 feet, or 5.0 feet below flood stage. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERKELEY ... JEFFERSON
Instructions:
If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/washington or www.weather.gov/baltimore. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 245 AM EDT.
Address/Location
Jefferson County HSEM
28 Industrial Blvd
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-728-3290
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Watch