FOUS71 KRHA 040150 FFHVA2 HEADWATER STATEMENT FOR THE POTOMAC AND JAMES BASINS MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 931 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026 APPROXIMATE 1/3/6/12-HR BASIN AVERAGED RAINFALL (INCHES) REQUIRED TO CAUSE MINOR, MODERATE, AND MAJOR FLOODING AT THE INDICATED HEADWATER LOCATIONS. .B RHA 260504 Z DH00/DC2605040131/DUE/PPHCF/PPTCF/PPQCF/PPKCF : :IDENT 1HR 3HR 6HR 12HR HEADWATER NAME :======= ==== ==== ==== ==== ==================== : : NWS STERLING SERVICE AREA... : POTOMAC BASIN... : North Branch Potomac River... KITM2 1.8/ 2.6/ 3.1/ 4.2 :Kitzmiller (9ft) :KITM2md 3.3/ 4.7/ 5.8/ 8.0 Kitzmiller (11) :KITM2mj 5.2/ 7.0/ 7.4/ 8.0 Kitzmiller (13) : Georges Creek... WSTM2 1.5/ 1.7/ 2.0/ 2.4 :Westernport (8ft) :WSTM2md 2.2/ 2.5/ 2.9/ 3.3 Westernport (10) :WSTM2mj 2.7/ 3.1/ 3.6/ 4.2 Westernport (12) : South Branch Potomac River... FKLW2 2.6/ 3.0/ 3.1/ 3.4 :Franklin (7ft) :FKLW2md 3.0/ 3.8/ 4.0/ 4.4 Franklin (9) :FKLW2mj 3.5/ 4.6/ 4.8/ 5.4 Franklin (11) : South River... WAYV2 3.9/ 4.2/ 5.2/ 5.6 :Waynesboro (9.5ft) :WAYV2md 4.5/ 4.9/ 6.2/ 6.8 Waynesboro (11) :WAYV2mj 5.5/ 6.0/ 7.4/ 8.0 Waynesboro (13) : North Fork Shenandoah River... COOV2 5.4/ 6.0/ 6.8/ 7.0 :Cootes Store (15ft) :COOV2md 6.5/ 7.0/ 7.4/ 8.0 Cootes Store (18) :COOV2mj 6.5/ 7.0/ 7.4/ 8.0 Cootes Store (21) : Antietam Creek... SACM2 4.4/ 4.4/ 4.5/ 4.7 :Sharpsburg (8ft) :SACM2md 5.0/ 5.1/ 5.2/ 5.5 Sharpsburg (10) :SACM2mj 6.0/ 6.0/ 6.2/ 6.5 Sharpsburg (12) : Seneca Creek... DAWM2 2.4/ 2.6/ 2.7/ 2.9 :Dawsonville (7.5ft) :DAWM2md 4.2/ 4.5/ 4.7/ 5.2 Dawsonville (11) :DAWM2mj 6.5/ 7.0/ 7.4/ 8.0 Dawsonville (16) : : NWS BLACKSBURG SERVICE AREA... : Maury River... BVSV2 3.2/ 3.9/ 4.7/ 5.5 :Buena Vista (17ft) :BVSV2cs 2.8/ 3.4/ 4.1/ 4.7 Buena Vista (13) :BVSV2md 3.4/ 4.2/ 5.0/ 5.8 Buena Vista (19) :BVSV2mj 3.7/ 4.5/ 5.4/ 6.2 Buena Vista (21) .END : :=============================================================== : EXPERIMENTAL NON-FCST POINT RAW MODEL OUTPUT : NO MANUAL QC OR ADJUSTMENTS APPLIED...USE WITH CAUTION :=============================================================== : : NWS STERLING SERVICE AREA... : Rock Creek at Sherrill Drive., Washington DC .B RHA 260504 Z DH00/DC2605040131/DUE/PPHCF/PPTCF/PPQCF/PPKCF :GageID 1hr 3hr 6hr 12hr rainfall for indicated stages RCKD2 1.6/ 1.7/ 1.9/ 2.3 :Washington, DC (7ft) :RCKD2md 2.2/ 2.4/ 2.7/3.3 Washington, DC (10) :RCKD2mj 3.0/ 3.3/ 3.6/ 4.4 Washington, DC (12) .END : Model-simulated 3-hourly stage forecasts including QPF... .E RCKD2 20260504 DC2605040150/DH03/HGIFX/DIH3/ .E1 2.1/2.1/2.1/2.1/2.1/2.1/2.1/2.1 $$ NNNN