NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued August 17 at 8:56PM EDT until August 18 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
* WHAT...Flooding caused by prior excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...North Central Barbour County in northeastern West
Virginia...
Northeastern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...
Taylor County in northern West Virginia...
* WHEN...Until 100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 852 PM EDT, emergency management reported numerous high water
issues across the warned area due to prior heavy rain. Flooding
is ongoing. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain fell earlier.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Clarksburg, Grafton, Bridgeport, Shinnston, Stonewood, Anmoore,
Enterprise, Flemington, McGee, Meadland, Rosemont, Tygart Lake
State Park, Knottsville, Thornton and Despard.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 117 and 128. Route 50 in West
Virginia between mile markers 81 and 82.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1359th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days