Flood Warning issued February 6 at 6:53PM EST until February 7 at 11:30AM EST by NWS Charleston WV

…The National Weather Service in Charleston WV has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in West Virginia…

Tygart Valley River at Dailey affecting Barbour and Randolph
Counties.

For the Tygart Valley River…Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE…Tygart Valley River at Dailey.

* WHEN…From this evening to late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS…At 15.0 feet, Sections of WV Route 219 and Georgetown
Road one tenth of a mile to the right of the river gage flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 6:00 PM EST Thursday the stage was 14.3 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 6:00 PM EST Thursday was 14.4 feet.
– Forecast…The river will rise to 15.2 feet just after
midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early
Friday morning.
– Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
15.6 feet on 05/17/1996.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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