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Allegany County Government
Friday May 5th, 2017 :: 07:56 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Warning until 01:00PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flood Warning for... Western Allegany County in western Maryland...

* Until 100 PM EDT

* At 752 AM EDT, reports from weather observers indicated at least two inches of rain has fallen in western Allegany County. This is causing rapid rises on area streams, including Georges Creek, Jennings Run, and Wills Creek. Some flooding of low-lying areas along these streams is possible through late morning.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cumberland, Frostburg, Keyser, Westernport, Bel Air, La Vale, Lonaconing, Piedmont, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Eckhart Mines, Mount Savage, Rawlings, Ellerslie, Barton, Corriganville, Midland, Midlothian, Franklin and Woodland.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY

Address/Location
Allegany County Government
701 Kelly Rd
Cumberland, MD 21502

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 301-777-2526

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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