Full Notification

Potomac River at Shepherdstown affecting Washington...Berkeley and Jefferson Counties The Flood Warning continues for The Potomac River at Shepherdstown.

* Until Thursday morning.

* At 12 PM Wednesday the stage was 15.1 feet.

* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.

* Recent activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 12 PM Wednesday was 15.1 feet.

* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 15.5 feet by early this evening. The river will fall below flood stage overnight tonight.

* Impact...At 16.0 feet...Water goes over the banks of the Potomac near the mouth of the Opequon River. River Road is flooded in multiple spots near Shepherdstown.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERKELEY, WV ... JEFFERSON, WV ... WASHINGTON, MD

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Never attempt to drive through a flooded roadway...this is how most flood deaths result. Stay tuned to developments by listening to NOAA Weather radio... television or radio stations...or visit our website at weather.gov. You can also find us on Facebook by searching U.S. National Weather Service Baltimore Washington.