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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Baltimore/Washington

May 14, 2025Hampshire County, Hardy County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at May 14, 2025, 4:35 AM EDT for Hampshire County, Hardy County, West Virginia. It took effect at May 14, 2025, 11:58 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 14, 2025, 4:35 AM EDT (08:35 UTC)
In effect from: May 14, 2025, 11:58 AM EDT
Expired: May 14, 2025, 11:08 PM EDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point South Branch Potomac River near Springfield (SPRW2). The gauge peaked at 15.01 ft at May 14, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 19 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01608500, 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 May 14, 4:07 AM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 4:07 AM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 2:04 AM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 13, 11:52 PM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1152 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025

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

1045 PM     Flood            Hayfield                39.21N  78.29W
05/13/2025                   Frederick          VA   Mesonet

            The stream gauge on Hogue Creek at Hayfield reached
            minor flood stage.

&&

Event Number LWX2504751

DH

Local storm report, May 13, 11:56 PM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1156 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025

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

1155 PM     Flash Flood      Locust Dale             38.33N  78.10W
05/13/2025                   Madison            VA   Mesonet

            The stream gauge on the Robinson River at Locust Dale
            rose rapidly (6 feet in 2 hours), reaching flood stage
            by 11:45 PM.

&&

Event Number LWX2504752

DH

Local storm report, May 14, 12:19 AM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1219 AM EDT Wed May 14 2025

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

1000 PM     Flood            1 SW Luray              38.66N  78.46W
05/13/2025                   Page               VA   Emergency Mngr

            Hawksbill Creek was out of its banks with water flowing
            across Linden Avenue in Luray.

&&

Event Number LWX2504753

DH

Local storm report, May 14, 1:11 AM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
111 AM EDT Wed May 14 2025

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

1000 PM     Flood            1 NNW Bloomery          39.40N  78.38W
05/13/2025                   Hampshire          WV   911 Call Center

            Road closed at 15000 Bloomery Pike due to high water

&&

Event Number LWX2504754

DH

Local storm report, May 14, 1:12 AM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
112 AM EDT Wed May 14 2025

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

0200 PM     Flood            1 SSW Oak Flat          38.64N  79.22W
05/13/2025                   Pendleton          WV   911 Call Center

            Several reports of water up to around 5-6 inch
            along/near Bolton Road. Seems related to South Fork
            South Branch Potomac River.

&&

Event Number LWX2504759

DH

Local storm report, May 14, 2:03 AM EDT, 2 hours 32 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
May 13, 8:25 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	18 hr
May 13, 8:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick	5 hr
May 13, 9:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Nelson	3 hr
May 13, 9:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threat	LWX	Greene	3 hr
May 13, 10:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threat	LWX	Madison	2 hr
May 13, 10:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren	102 min
May 14, 12:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Orange	12 hr
May 14, 1:00 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Orange, Spotsylvania	28 hr
May 14, 1:43 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper	19 hr
May 14, 4:35 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier	41 hr
May 14, 4:35 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Warren	53 hr
May 14, 4:35 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	56 hr
May 14, 4:35 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	67 hr
May 14, 4:35 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	30 hr
May 14, 6:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Warren	8 hr
May 14, 10:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Fairfax	52 hr
May 14, 11:38 AM EDT	Flood Watch	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more	12 hr
May 14, 7:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Orange	2 hr
May 14, 7:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick, Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham and 2 more	109 min
May 13, 9:29 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	61 hr
May 13, 10:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	31 hr
May 14, 4:35 AM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Washington	5 hr
May 14, 4:35 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	42 hr
May 14, 5:26 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Allegany, Washington	9 hr
May 14, 6:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	6 hr
May 14, 9:29 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	31 hr
May 14, 10:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	27 hr
May 14, 12:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Allegany	6 hr
May 14, 6:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Grant	101 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2025 Every river flood warning in 2025

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.