Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Woodland, MD ∙ Zihlman, MD ∙ Keyser, WV ∙ Pinto, MD ∙ Klondike, MD ∙ Pleasant Grove, MD ∙ National, MD ∙ Rawlings, MD ∙ Fort Ashby, WV ∙ Bowling Green, MD

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1257 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Allegany County in western Maryland... Northeastern Garrett County in western Maryland... Northeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 1257 PM EDT, Doppler radar and stream gauges are indicating heavy rain producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash 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... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. && LAT...LON 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 3963 7904 3972 7902 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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