NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued July 22 at 3:23AM EDT until July 22 at 5:08PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in West
Virginia...
Buckhannon River Near Buckhannon affecting Upshur County.
For the Tygart Valley River...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Buckhannon River near Buckhannon.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Major flooding in Buckhannon and
surrounding areas. Business/factory across from the Hall Rd bridge
near the gage begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 26.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 2:45 AM EDT Wednesday was 26.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 27.4 feet
this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late this
morning.
- Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 27.9
feet on 07/31/1996.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1642nd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days