NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCFA.W 0016August 11, 2026
Flood Warning: Garrett, MD
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued a flood warning for Garrett in Maryland, which was in force until 8:00 a.m. local time on August 11. It was the 16th areal flood warning the NWS office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued in 2026. Maryland had 1 flood warning in August 2026, against 11 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Maryland's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.4 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- Area
- Garrett
- State
- Maryland
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:35 a.m. EDT, August 11, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 a.m. EDT, August 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLWX FA.W 0016
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of western Maryland, including the following county, Garrett. * WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous 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 through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 526 AM EDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in Ememrgency management reports an ongoing water resuce in the vicinity of the Casselman River and Bittinger Road. Several homes have also been reported to have flooded basements between Grantsville and Bittinger. due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring. Between 1.5 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen. - 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
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.