Event extended (time). Flood Warning on the Opequon Creek from 6/3/2018 8:00 AM to 6/4/2018 9:36 PM EDT for Jeff Co
1004 PM EDT Sat Jun 2 2018
...Flood Warning extended until Monday evening...
The Flood Warning continues for
The Opequon Creek near Martinsburg.
* From tomorrow morning until Monday evening.
* At 9 PM Saturday the stage was 6.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tomorrow morning and crest
near 12.2 feet by early tomorrow evening. The river will fall below
flood stage by mid Monday afternoon.
* Impact...At 12.5 feet...The creek is well out of its banks with
lowlands nearby flooded. Golf Course Road /County Road 36/ is
flooded near the Van Metre Ford Pedestrian Bridge. Fields and
backyards near the creek are flooded and some residents may need to
move items to higher ground. Several other roads are flooded,
including Grapevine Road, Douglas Grove Road, and Paynes Ford Road.
Backwater flooding is occurring on small tributaries, including
Tuscarora Creek.
* 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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