Flood Warning until 11:00PM Sunday
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in West Virginia... Opequon Creek near Martinsburg affecting Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. Cacapon River near Great Cacapon affecting Morgan County. For the Opequon Creek...including Martinsburg...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Cacapon River...including Great Cacapon...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Opequon Creek near Martinsburg.
* WHEN...From late tonight to late Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Water begins to cover backyards of homes on Bowers Road (County Road 1/1). Douglas Grove Road (County Road 9/16) is flooded and impassible. Water also approaches Golf Course Road (County Road 36) and Grapevine Road (County Road 9/14).
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:30 PM EST Saturday the stage was 3.5 feet, or 6.5 feet below flood stage. - Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 11.0 feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.0 feet on 12/27/1973. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERKELEY, WV ... JEFFERSON, WV
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/washington or www.weather.gov/baltimore. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 500 AM EDT.
Address/Location
Jefferson County HSEM
28 Industrial Blvd
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-728-3290
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning