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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