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Canceled 5/15/25 5:22 AM Flood Warning issued May 14 at 11:19PM EDT until May 15 at 9:17PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Maryland...West Virginia... Potomac River at Harpers Ferry affecting Washington and Jefferson Counties. For the Potomac River...including Harpers Ferry...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE... Potomac River at Harpers Ferry. * WHEN... Until late tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS... At 19.5 feet, Floodwaters begin to cover the old federal armory site at historic Harpers Ferry. Backwater from the Shenandoah covers most areas between the normal river channel and the elevated Winchester & Potomac Railroad tracks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 17.9 feet, or 0.1 feet below flood stage. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this evening to 19.1 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon to 10.7 feet Saturday morning. It will rise to 10.8 feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 19.1 feet on 05/19/2011. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information ![]() |
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