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River Flood Warning 37, NWS Baltimore/Washington

June 12, 2014Washington County, Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at Jun 12, 2014, 10:19 PM EDT for Washington County, Maryland. It took effect at Jun 12, 2014, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 12, 2014, 10:19 PM EDT (02:19 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 12, 2014, 11:00 PM EDT
Expired: Jun 14, 2014, 7:13 AM EDT
In force: 32 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Washington County, MD

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Conococheague Creek at Fairview (FAVM2). The gauge peaked at 14.87 ft at Jun 13, 2014, 9:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 12 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01614500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 12, 9:38 PM EDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 9:38 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 9:52 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
726 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0724 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SSW CRESAPTOWN        39.58N  78.84W
06/12/2014                   ALLEGANY           MD   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING WINCHESTER RD... WARRIOR DR... ROUTE
            220. WATER TO WINDSHIELD OF CARS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1400437

LWX

Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
741 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSW CRESAPTOWN        39.55N  78.86W
06/12/2014                   ALLEGANY           MD   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            MULTIPLE WATER RESCUES ONGOING IN SOUTHERN PORTION OF
            CRESAPTOWN NEAR ROUTE 220 - RELAYED VIA TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1400438

AEB

Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
752 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0715 PM     FLASH FLOOD      POTOMAC PARK            39.61N  78.80W
06/12/2014                   ALLEGANY           MD   PUBLIC

            AROUND THREE INCHES OF FLOWING WATER OVER THE ROAD NEAR
            RT 220 AND EAGLE AVE

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1400439

AEB

Local storm report, Jun 12, 9:30 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 10:08 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 10:11 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 12, 8:05 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Greene, Rockingham	3 hr
Jun 13, 3:07 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		42 hr
Jun 13, 4:17 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more	17 hr
Jun 13, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		89 min
Jun 13, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		96 min
Jun 13, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		27 min
Jun 13, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		95 min
Jun 13, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		92 min
Jun 12, 8:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Allegany	3 hr
Jun 12, 9:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	4 hr
Jun 13, 2:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Baltimore, City of Baltimore	30 min
Jun 13, 2:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Baltimore, City of Baltimore	112 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Maryland, 2014 Every river flood warning in 2014

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.