Flood Warning until 02:29PM
...Forecast Flooding Changed from Minor to Moderate Severity for the following rivers in West Virginia... Opequon Creek near Martinsburg affecting Berkeley and Jefferson Counties ...Forecast flooding increased from Minor to Moderate severity...The Flood Warning continues for The Opequon Creek near Martinsburg.
* Until further notice.
* At 6 AM Thursday the stage was 11.3 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Recent activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 6 AM Thursday was 11.3 feet.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 14.7 feet by early Saturday morning. Additional rises may be possible thereafter.
* Impact...At 15.0 feet...Water reaches homes on Douglas Grove Road, and may be near a home on Abbie Lane. Hundreds of acres of fields are flooded near the creek. Blairton Road begins to flood, and numerous other roads are already flooded and closed.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.2 feet on May 17 2014. && River Flood Observed 1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM Crest Location Stage Stg Day Time Thu Thu Fri Fri Stg Day Time Opequon Creek Martinsburg 10.0 11.3 Thu 6 AM 12.2 12.6 12.7 13.1 &&
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERKELEY ... JEFFERSON
Instructions:
Never attempt to drive through a flooded roadway...this is how most flood deaths result. Stay tuned to developments by listening to NOAA Weather radio... television or radio stations...or visit our website at weather.gov. You can also find us on Facebook by searching U.S. National Weather Service Baltimore Washington.
Address/Location
Jefferson County HSEM
28 Industrial Blvd
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-728-3290
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP JCHSEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning