NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued August 16 at 12:54PM EDT until August 17 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
...The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in West Virginia...
West Fork River above Clarksburg affecting Harrison County.
For the West Fork River...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...West Fork River above Clarksburg.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Minor flooding of low-lying areas occurs
along the river. At 14.0 feet, Water begins to enter some homes
along the low sections near the river. Liberty Avenue floods.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:15 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 10.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just
after midnight tonight to a crest of 14.2 feet just after
midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
morning.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.2
feet on 02/10/1990.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1266th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days