Flood Warning until 11:00PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flood Warning for Small stream in... Southwestern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 808 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 3 inches of rain have fallen.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... New Creek... Antioch... Sulphur City... Hartmansville... This includes the following streams and drainages... Cranberry Run, Deep Run, Patterson Creek, Abram Creek, Emory Creek, Wild Meadow Run, Mikes Run, Big Run, Whip Run, King Run, Mill Creek, Limestone Run, Pursley Run, Sugar Run, Howell Run and New Creek. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MINERAL, WV
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Mineral County WV Emergency Management
Pine Swamp Rd
Keyser, WV 26726
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-788-1821
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