Seneca Creek Flood Warning

Updated Monday, June 10 at 11:15 a.m.
The NWS has issued a Flood Warning for Seneca Creek at Dawsonville through late tonight. According to the NWS, as of 11 a.m. this morning Seneca Creek’s stage was 8.3 ft. and flood stage is 7.5 ft.

Updated Monday, June 10 at 9:30 a.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Montgomery County through 5 p.m. According to the national Weather service, additional showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will produce 1 to 3 more inches of rainfall. With the ground already saturated from previous rainfall, it will not take much rain to cause flash flooding of streams and low lying areas.

The National Weather Service Flood Warning for Seneca Creek at Dawsonville remains in effect. While minor flooding is occurring, the river is expected to fall below flood stage by late this morning.

2:59 a.m. EDT
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Montgomery County. Doppler radar indicated a line of storms approaching the county that will be capable of producing flooding rains.

Roads in Montgomery County Subject to Periodic Flooding:
Down County Areas:
MD 29 (Columbia Pike) at Paint Branch – N. of White Oak
MD 185 (Conn. Ave) at Rock Creek – S. of Kensington
MD 190 (River Road) at Cabin John Creek – Potomac
MD 193 (Univ. Blvd) at Sligo Creek – Wheaton
MD 586 (Viers Mill Rd) at Rock Creek – S. of Twinbrook Pkwy.
Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park – Kensington-Chevy Chase
Sligo Creek Pkwy – Silver Spring-Takoma Park

Up-County Areas:
MD 97 (Georgia Ave) at Reddy Branch – N. of Brookeville
MD 124 (Woodfield Rd) at Goshen Branch and at Gr. Seneca Creek – N. of Brink Rd.
MD 117 (Clopper Rd) at Gr. Seneca Creek – W. of Gaithersburg
MD 117 (Clopper Rd) at Little Seneca Creek – E. of Boyds
MD 355 (Frederick Rd) at Little Seneca Creek – W. of Brink
MD 121 (Clarksburg Rd) near Little Seneca Lake – N. of Boyds
MD 118 (Germantown Rd) at Great Seneca Creek – S. of Germantown
River Rd and Berryville Rd at Seneca Creek – Seneca
Blunt Road at Great Seneca Creek – S. of Brink Rd.
Davis Mill Rd at Great Seneca Creek – N. of Gaithersburg
Brighton Dam Rd at Hawlings River – NE of Brookeville
Goldmine Rd at Hawlings River – E of Olney
Zion Rd at Hawlings River – E. of Laytonsville
Hoyles Mill Rd at ford of Little Seneca Creek – Germantown, west of soccer complex
Loghouse Rd at Magruder Branch – S. of Damascus
Elton Farm Rd at Haights Branch – N. of Sunshine
Howard Chapel Rd at Haights Branch – N. of Sunshine
White’s Ferry Road and River Road – White’s Ferry

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