...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TOMORROW AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Potomac River at Harpers Ferry. * WHEN...From late tonight to tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 18.5 feet, The employee parking lot at historic Harpers Ferry floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 5.9 feet, or 12.1 feet below flood stage. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 18.4 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.5 feet on 09/19/1945. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information && River Name Fld Observed Wed Wed Thu Crest Location Stg Stg Day/Time 2PM 8PM 2AM Stg Time Date Potomac River Harpers Ferr 18.0 5.9 Wed 9 am 9.8 15.8 18.0 18.4 8am Thu &&
