Full Notification

...The Flood Watch is extended for the following rivers in Maryland...West Virginia... Conococheague Creek at Fairview affecting Washington County. Opequon Creek near Martinsburg affecting Jefferson and Berkeley Counties. ...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Maryland... Virginia...West Virginia... Potomac River at Little Falls affecting Central and Southeast Montgomery and Fairfax Counties. Potomac River at Shepherdstown affecting Washington, Jefferson and Berkeley Counties. Potomac River at Edwards Ferry affecting Eastern Loudoun, Northwest Montgomery and Western Loudoun zones. Potomac River at Point of Rocks affecting Western Loudoun and Frederick MD zones. Monocacy River near Frederick affecting Frederick MD zone. 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...Potomac River at Shepherdstown.

* WHEN...From Wednesday evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Water covers the pedestrian bridge adjacent to the Shepherdstown boat ramp. Significant portions of the C&O Canal towpath are flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 8.4 feet, or 6.6 feet below flood stage. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached late tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information

* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHINGTON ... 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 Wednesday morning at 600 AM EDT.