…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in West
Virginia…
Elk River at Queen Shoals affecting Kanawha County.
For the Elk River…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Elk River at Queen Shoals.
* WHEN…Until late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS…At 20.0 feet, In Clendenin, basements in some businesses
adjacent to the river flood. WV State Route 4 between US Route 119
and Beech Street floods. Sections of US Route 119 are inundated
due to backwater flooding of Big Sandy Creek.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:00 PM EST Thursday the stage was 19.7 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM EST Thursday was 19.7 feet.
– Forecast…The river will continue to rise to a crest of 20.5
feet around midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood
stage early Friday morning.
– Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
20.7 feet on 01/26/1978.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood