Flood Warning until 08:30PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flood Warning for Urban area and small stream in... Central Berkeley County in the panhandle of West Virginia... Northwestern Jefferson County in the panhandle of West Virginia...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Martinsburg... Inwood... Kearneysville... Berkeley... Middleway... Martinsburg Airport... Vanville... Winebrenners Cross... Arden... Bunker Hill... Gerrardstown... This includes the following Flood Prone Roads: US Highway 11 at Berkeley Station Road... West Moler Ave at Dry Run in Martinsburg... Henshaw Road at Mill Creek... US Highway 11 at Evans Run in Martinsburg... Winchester Pike at Route 51... This includes the following streams and drainages... Mill Creek, Hopewell Run, Eagle Run, Dry Run, Three Run, Opequon Creek, Turkey Run, Cold Spring Run, Goose Creek, Middle Creek, Hoke Run, Tuscarora Creek, Rockymarsh Run, Shaw Run and Potomac River. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERKELEY, WV ... JEFFERSON, WV
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning