…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in West
Virginia…Maryland…
North Branch Potomac River Near Cumberland affecting Mineral,
Hampshire and Allegany Counties.
Potomac River at Paw Paw affecting Morgan, Hampshire and Allegany
Counties.
Opequon Creek near Martinsburg affecting Berkeley and Jefferson
Counties.
For the North Branch Potomac River…including Kitzmiller, Luke,
Cumberland…Moderate flooding is forecast.
For the Potomac River…including Paw Paw, Hancock, Shepherdstown,
Harpers Ferry, Point of Rocks, Edwards Ferry, Little Falls…
Moderate flooding is forecast.
For the Opequon Creek…including Martinsburg…Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…North Branch Potomac River near Cumberland.
* WHEN…From this evening to late Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 22.0 feet, Water reaches a substation in Wiley Ford,
West Virginia. Water also approaches an outbuilding in Wiley Ford,
and portions of Kelly Road in Cumberland and Canal Road in North
Branch.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 3:45 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 10.2 feet, or 6.8 feet
below flood stage.
– Forecast…The river will rise above flood stage late this
evening to 22.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall to
flood stage tomorrow evening. It will rise to 17.6 feet early
Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early
Thursday morning.
– Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
22.6 feet on 09/07/1996.
– Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information