- Flood Warning for Garrett County, Maryland
- Flood Warning issued September 27 at 11:45PM EDT until September 28 at 2:27PM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 11 p.m.
- Expires: Friday, September 28, 2018 at 1:27 p.m.
...The National Weather Service in Sterling Va has issued a flood
warning for the following rivers in Maryland...West Virginia...
North Branch Potomac River at Kitzmiller affecting Garrett and
Mineral Counties
The National Weather Service in Sterling Va has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The North Branch Potomac River at Kitzmiller.
* From late tonight until Friday afternoon.
* At 11 PM Thursday the stage was 8.5 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by overnight tonight and crest
near 9.5 feet by overnight tonight. The river will fall below flood
stage by tomorrow morning.
* Impact...At 9.0 feet...Low lying areas near the river around
Kitzmiller are flooded.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.4 feet
on Jul 29 2017.
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River Flood Observed 2AM 8AM 2PM 8PM Crest
Location Stage Stg Day Time Fri Fri Fri Fri Stg Day Time
North Branch Potomac River
Kitzmiller 9.0 8.5 Thu 11 PM 9.5 9.1 7.8 7.3 9.5 Fri 2 AM
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