…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in West
Virginia…
Coal River At Tornado affecting Kanawha, Lincoln and Boone
Counties.
For the Coal River…Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Coal River at Tornado.
* WHEN…From Sunday afternoon to Monday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 25.0 feet, Smith Creek Road and Ferrell Road become
impassable from backwater approximately 1 to 2 miles from the
bridge. Sections of Coal River Road upstream from Tornado bridge
are flooded. The river banks overflow near the river gauge.
At 27.0 feet, Coal River Road is flooded in several places along
river. Smith Creek Road and Ferrell Road are impassable.
At 28.7 feet, Dip on Coal River Road approximately 150 yards north
of intersection with Smith Creek Road floods.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:15 PM EST Friday the stage was 12.6 feet.
– Forecast…The river will rise above flood stage early Sunday
afternoon, reaching to 27.0 feet Sunday evening. It will then
fall below flood stage early Monday morning.
– Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
26.4 feet on 04/04/2015.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood