Moderate flooding along Md.'s Monocacy River
Wednesday - 11/23/2011, 12:32pm ET
FREDERICK, Md. - High water is closing some roads and causing moderate flooding along the Monocacy River in Frederick County.
The Frederick News-Post reports that about two dozen county roads were closed Wednesday morning.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Monocacy River until Thursday morning.
The agency predicts the river will crest Wednesday afternoon at nearly 18.6 feet in Frederick. That's 3.6 feet above flood stage.
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Information from: The Frederick (Md.) News-Post, http://www.fredericknewspost.com
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