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Jefferson County HSEM
Friday August 3rd, 2018 :: 10:01 p.m. EDT

Advisory

New event. Flood Warning on the Opequon Creek from 8/4/2018 7:00 AM to 8/5/2018 4:24 AM EDT for Jefferson County.

956 PM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018

The National Weather Service in Sterling Va has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
The Opequon Creek near Martinsburg.
* From Saturday morning until late Saturday night.
* At 9 PM Friday the stage was 6.7 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Saturday morning and crest 
near 11.0 feet by mid-afternoon Saturday. The river will fall below
flood stage by Saturday night.
* 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 10.0 feet
on Jun 3 2018.

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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