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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Baltimore/Washington

May 5, 2009Allegany County, Maryland; Morgan County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at May 5, 2009, 3:54 AM EDT for Allegany County, Maryland; Morgan County, West Virginia. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2009, 3:54 AM EDT (07:54 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2009, 6:06 PM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Allegany County, MD, Morgan County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Potomac River at Paw Paw (PAWW2). The gauge peaked at 25.92 ft at May 5, 2009, 10:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
22.5 ft
Minor stage
25 ft
Moderate stage
30 ft
Major stage
37 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01610000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 2:17 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningLWXLoudoun26 hr
May 5, 3:23 PM EDTFlood WatchLWX37 hr
May 5, 3:42 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX48 hr
May 4, 10:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningLWXAllegany8 hr
May 5, 1:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningLWXBerkeley8 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Maryland, 2009River Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.