Full Notification

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in West Virginia...Maryland... Potomac River at Shepherdstown affecting Jefferson, Washington and Berkeley Counties. Wills Creek near Cumberland affecting Allegany County. Conococheague Creek at Fairview affecting Washington County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Maryland... Monocacy River near Frederick affecting Frederick County. For the Potomac River...including Paw Paw, Hancock, Shepherdstown, Harpers Ferry, Point of Rocks, Edwards Ferry, Little Falls...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Wills Creek...including Cumberland...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Conococheague Creek...including Fairview...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Monocacy River...including Frederick...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Potomac River at Shepherdstown.

* WHEN...From late tonight to late Friday evening.

* 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 9:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 11.6 feet, or 3.4 feet below flood stage. - Bankfull stage is 0.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 19.0 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 19.0 feet on 05/24/1942. - Please visit weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information

* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHINGTON, MD ... BERKELEY, WV ... JEFFERSON, WV

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/washington or www.weather.gov/baltimore. The next statement will be issued this evening at 1015 PM EDT.