NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued July 22 at 11:12PM EDT until July 23 at 7:47AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in West
Virginia...
Buckhannon River Near Buckhannon affecting Upshur County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Buckhannon River near Buckhannon.
* WHEN...Until Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Portions of Cleveland Ave and Wood St
flood. Sections of Rte 20 south and north of town begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 24.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 10:45 PM EDT Wednesday was 25.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage just
after midnight tonight and continue falling to 4.2 feet early
Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 24.2
feet on 03/02/1997.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1734th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days