New event. Flood Warning on the Opequon Creek from 4/16/2018 4:00 PM to 4/17/2018 9:53 AM EDT for Jefferson County.
The National Weather Service in Sterling Va has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Opequon Creek near Martinsburg.
* From this afternoon until Tuesday morning.
* At 10 AM Monday the stage was 8.3 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by late this afternoon and crest
near 10.8 feet by early this evening. The river will fall below
flood stage by overnight tonight.
* Impact...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).
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.2 feet
on May 6 2017.
Address/Location
Jefferson County HSEM
28 Industrial Blvd
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-728-3290
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