Weather Alert
Ohio County, WV
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 4/12/24 11:30 PM
End: 4/14/24 12:37 AM
Dur: 1d 01:07
Canceled 4/14/24 12:37 AM

Flood Warning issued April 12 at 11:30PM EDT until April 14 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Pennsylvania...West Virginia...Ohio...
Allegheny River At CW Bill Young Dam affecting Allegheny County.
Ohio River At Powhatan Point affecting Belmont, Marshall and Monroe Counties.
Ohio River At Moundsville affecting Marshall County.
Ohio River At Wheeling affecting Belmont and Ohio Counties.
Ohio River At Pike Island affecting Belmont, Ohio and Jefferson OH Counties.
Ohio River Near New Cumberland affecting Hancock and Jefferson OH Counties.
Ohio River At Wellsville affecting Columbiana County.
Ohio River At Montgomery affecting Beaver, Columbiana and Hancock Counties.
Ohio River At Wellsburg affecting Brooke and Jefferson OH Counties.
Ohio River At Steubenville affecting Brooke and Jefferson OH Counties.
Ohio River At East Liverpool affecting Beaver, Columbiana, Hancock and Jefferson OH Counties.
Ohio River At Hannibal affecting Wetzel, Tyler and Monroe Counties.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Pennsylvania...
Ohio River At Pittsburgh affecting Allegheny County.

* WHAT...
Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...
Ohio River at Wheeling.

* WHEN...
From late tonight to Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...
At 34.0 feet, Sewers begin to back up in the lower end of Wheeling Island.
At 36.0 feet, Flooding begins in the vicinity or 25th and Market Streets, 34th and Market Streets, 36th and Chapline Streets in Wheeling. Water covers the lower parking lot at the Wheeling Island Casino.
At 36.6 feet, Wheeling Downs Racetrack on Wheeling Island floods.
At 37.7 feet, Basement flooding begins in businesses along Main Street.
At 38.0 feet, Portions of Jacob and Wood Streets, south of 43rd Street begin to flood. Wheeling island Casino has to be closed.
At 39.0 feet, The southern tip of Wheeling Island including Wheeling Downs Racetrack and Gaming and Wheeling Stadium are flooded.
At 40.0 feet, Backwater flooding begins to affect Main Street near the water treatment plant in Wheeling.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 34.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 36.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 38.9 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 36.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 38.9 feet on 02/18/2018.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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