Event cancelled. Flood Warning from 6/24/2018 12:03 PM to 11:00 PM EDT for Jefferson County.
1203 PM EDT Sun Jun 24 2018
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
The Opequon Creek near Martinsburg.
* At 12 PM Sunday the stage was 9.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Opequon creek near Martinsburg has now fallen below flood stage,
therefore, no flooding is currently forecast.
* Impact...At 10.0 feet...Floodwaters begin to cover Douglas Grove
Road (County Road 9/16) east of Martinsburg. A portion of Bowers
Road is also flooded. Low lying areas near the creek begin to
flood. Water also begins to cover the stream access point at the
Van Metre Ford Pedestrian Bridge.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.7 feet
on Jan 24 2017.
Instructions:
none
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:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Past - Responsive action is no longer required
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning