Flood Warning until 04:15PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flood Warning for... Southwestern Garrett County in western Maryland... Northern Grant County in eastern West Virginia... West Central Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia... Northwestern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Southwestern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 415 PM EDT Tuesday.
* At 1012 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges 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... Moorefield... Mountain Lake Park... Oakland... Bayard... Loch Lynn Heights... Burlington... Gorman... Redhouse... Crellin... Hutton... Mount Pisgah... Scherr... Bismarck... Mount Storm... Hartmansville... Martin... Emoryville... Sulphur City... Maysville... Medley... Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GARRETT, MD ... GRANT, WV ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... HARDY, WV ... MINERAL, WV
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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