WFO BALTIMORE MD./WASHINGTON D.C. Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, May 16, 2025

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FLOOD WATCH

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch

National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC

406 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025

...The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington DC has

issued a Flood Watch for the following rivers in West Virginia...

Maryland...

Potomac River at Harpers Ferry affecting Washington and Jefferson

Counties.

For the Potomac River...including Paw Paw, Hancock, Shepherdstown,

Harpers Ferry, Point of Rocks, Edwards Ferry, Little Falls...

flooding is possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding.

Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio,

television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/washington or

www.weather.gov/baltimore.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 1215 AM EDT.

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO EARLY FRIDAY

MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

* WHERE...Potomac River at Harpers Ferry.

* WHEN...From late Wednesday night to early Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.5 feet, The employee parking lot at historic

Harpers Ferry floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 3:45 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 3.3 feet, or 14.7 feet

below flood stage.

- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached early Thursday morning.

- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.

- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety

and preparedness information

River Name Fld Observed Tue Wed Wed Crest

Location Stg Stg Day/Time 8PM 2AM 8AM Stg Time Date

Potomac River

Harpers Ferr 18.0 3.3 Tue 3 pm 3.6 4.4 6.4 18.7 2pm Thu

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER

NOTICE...

* WHERE...Potomac River at Edwards Ferry.

* WHEN...From late Wednesday night until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, The basements of the Edwards Ferry

Lockhouse and Rileys Lockhouse are flooded. Backwater flooding may

affect homes on the Loudoun County side of the river near Broad

Run in Sterling.

- At 3:45 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 5.7 feet, or 9.3 feet

- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

Edwards Ferr 15.0 5.7 Tue 3 pm 6.1 6.3 7.0 20.4 8pm Thu

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY

THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Potomac River at Hancock.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to early Thursday afternoon.

- At 3:15 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 5.6 feet, or 19.4 feet

- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 26.5 feet tomorrow

evening. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday

morning.

- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.

- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

26.6 feet on 05/09/1960.

Hancock 25.0 5.6 Tue 3 pm 6.3 8.4 20.5 26.5 8pm Wed

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE THURSDAY

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...North Branch Potomac River near Cumberland.

* WHEN...From this evening to late Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Water reaches a substation in Wiley Ford,

West Virginia. Water also approaches an outbuilding in Wiley Ford,

and portions of Kelly Road in Cumberland and Canal Road in North

Branch.

- At 3:45 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 10.2 feet, or 6.8 feet

- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this

evening to 22.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall to

flood stage tomorrow evening. It will rise to 17.6 feet early

Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early

Thursday morning.

- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.

22.6 feet on 09/07/1996.

River Name Fld Observed Tue Wed Wed

Crest

Location Stg Stg Day/Time 8PM 2AM 8AM Stg

Time Date

North Branch Potomac River

Cumberland 17.0 10.2 Tue 3 pm 14.0 21.0 22.5

22.5 8am Wed

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY THURSDAY

AFTERNOON...

* WHERE...Potomac River at Paw Paw.

* WHEN...From late tonight to early Thursday afternoon.

- At 3:15 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 6.9 feet, or 18.1 feet

late tonight to a crest of 28.9 feet early tomorrow

afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday

28.8 feet on 06/23/1972.

Paw Paw 25.0 6.9 Tue 3 pm 13.0 23.0 27.7 28.9 2pm Wed

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring. This approaches the flood

of record.

* WHERE...Georges Creek at Westernport.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Numerous buildings and roads in the town

of Westernport, and points upstream, are flooded. Water reaches

both railroad bridges upstream of Westernport, as well as multiple

bridges in Westernport.

- At 3:45 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 12.0 feet, or 4.0 feet

above flood stage.

- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

ending at 3:45 PM EDT Tuesday was 12.0 feet.

- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.

- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.

11.4 feet on 09/08/2004.

River Name Fld Observed Crest

Location Stg Stg Day/Time 6 hr 12hr 18 Stg Time Date

Georges Creek

Westernport 8.0 12.0 Tue 3 pm MSG MSG MSG MSG unknown

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER

* WHERE...Potomac River at Point of Rocks.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Water begins to cover the C&O Canal

towpath near Point of Rocks and Brunswick.

- At 3:45 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 3.2 feet, or 12.8 feet

- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.

River Name Fld Observed Tue Wed Wed Crest

Location Stg Stg Day/Time 8PM 2AM 8AM Stg Time Date

Point of Rocks 16.0 3.2 Tue 3 pm 3.3 3.5 4.2 21.7 8pm Thu

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER

* WHERE...Potomac River at Little Falls.

* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Water covers the towpath in multiple spots

between the Washington Aqueduct Dam and Pennyfield Lock, mileposts

15 to 19 on the C&O Canal.

- At 3:45 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 4.2 feet, or 5.8 feet

- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached early Thursday

afternoon.

- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.

Little Falls 10.0 4.2 Tue 3 pm 4.2 4.4 4.5 11.3 2am Fri

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