Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
652 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025

MDC001-023-WVC057-140400-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Allegany MD-Garrett MD-Mineral WV-
652 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall
  continues.

* WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, including the following
  counties, Allegany and Garrett and eastern West Virginia,
  including the following county, Mineral.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* 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 indicated additional heavy
    rainfall moving into the area and flooding in ongoing from
    previous rainfall. Between 2 and 5 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...                          Bel Air...
    La Vale...                         Fort Ashby...
    Lonaconing...                      Ridgeley...
    Cresaptown...                      Potomac Park...
    Wiley Ford...                      Eckhart Mines...
    Mount Savage...                    Rawlings...
    Ellerslie...                       Corriganville...
    Midland...                         Midlothian...
    Woodland...                        Spring Gap...
  - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
    and preparedness information

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3963 7904 3972 7902 3972 7862 3951 7868
      3950 7870 3946 7873 3946 7875 3944 7876
      3945 7877 3942 7879 3940 7880 3936 7884
      3939 7897 3957 7901 3955 7907


$$

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