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NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued July 22 at 10:55AM EDT until July 23 at 3:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in West
Virginia...

Tygart Valley River At Philippi affecting Barbour County.

For the Tygart Valley River...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Tygart Valley River at Philippi.

* WHEN...Until late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, The intersection of US Route 119 and Truck
Route 250 is flooded. Also, Sycamore Street and Beech Avenue are
flooded. At 21.0 feet, Chestnut and McCartney Streets flood.
Vietnam Veterans Park is flooded just upstream from the covered
bridge. At 22.0 feet, North High and Woods Streets are flooded.
Stevens and North Walnut Streets are flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:23 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 22.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 0.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 9:23 AM EDT Wednesday was 22.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late
this evening and continue falling to 4.7 feet Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 22.7
feet on 03/05/2015.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1669th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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