Event extended (time). Flood Warning for the Opequon Creek from 5/17/2018 until further notice for Jefferson County.
630 AM EDT Thu May 17 2018
...Forecast flooding increased from Minor to Moderate severity...The
Flood Warning continues for
The Opequon Creek near Martinsburg.
* Until further notice.
* At 6 AM Thursday the stage was 11.3 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Recent activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at
6 AM Thursday was 11.3 feet.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 14.7 feet by
early Saturday morning. Additional rises may be possible
thereafter.
* Impact...At 15.0 feet...Water reaches homes on Douglas Grove Road,
and may be near a home on Abbie Lane. Hundreds of acres of fields
are flooded near the creek. Blairton Road begins to flood, and
numerous other roads are already flooded and closed.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.2 feet
on May 17 2014.
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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