Flood Watch until 11:23PM
Opequon Creek near Martinsburg affecting Berkeley and Jefferson Counties The National Weather Service in Sterling Va has issued a
* Flood Watch for The Opequon Creek near Martinsburg.
* From this morning until Friday evening.
* At 11AM Thursday the stage was 3.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast has it reaching 9.9 feet early Friday afternoon
* Minor flooding is possible.
* Flood stage may be approached by this morning. Begin preparing for possible flooding.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERKELEY, WV ... JEFFERSON, WV
Instructions:
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... River flood forecasts are based on forecast amounts of precipitation over the next 72 hours. If precipitation amounts are greater or less than anticipated...river forecasts will differ. Updated watches or warnings will be issued when necessary. Additional information is available at http://water.weather.gov . Once there, click on the local area to view river information.
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:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Watch