Flood Warning issued February 6 at 7:56PM EST until February 7 at 9:54AM EST by NWS Charleston WV

…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