New event. Flood Warning for the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry from 6/4/2018 7:00 AM to 6/5/2018 6:12 PM For Jeff Co
1215 PM EDT Sun Jun 3 2018
The National Weather Service in Sterling Va has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Potomac River at Harpers Ferry.
* From Monday morning until Tuesday evening.
* At 11 AM Sunday the stage was 10.4 feet and steady.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tomorrow morning and crest
near 20.4 feet by late tomorrow evening. The river will fall below
flood stage by early Tuesday afternoon.
* Impact...At 20.5 feet...Much of the old federal armory site in
historic Harpers Ferry is flooded. Backwaters on the Shenandoah
flood virtually all areas below the retaining wall and elevated W&P
Railroad, and are approaching Shenandoah Street. No buildings are
impacted.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.8 feet
on Mar 15 2010.
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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