Headline:
Flood Warning issued August 11 at 8:58AM EDT until August 11 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 5:58am
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall
continues.
* WHERE...A portion of western Maryland, including the following
county, Garrett.
* WHEN...Until 200 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Roads remain closed due to flooding. Low-water crossings
are inundated with water and may not be passable. It will take
several hours for all the water from these storms to work
downstream.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 854 AM EDT, the Casselman River at Grantsville has crested
and is now receding, although flooding continues. Emergency
Management reports high water along the Cassleman River at
Durst Road, Jennings Road, Dung Hill Road, Bittinger Road,
and Maple Grove Road.
- Additional showers and thunderstorms may reach the area after
11 AM.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Bittinger... Grantsville...
Friendsville... Accident...
Jennings... Keysers Ridge...
New Germany... Mineral Spring...
Merrill... Selbysport...
Piney Grove...
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Area Description:
Garrett, MD
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov