Weather Alert
Upshur County, WV
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 2/1/25 4:42 PM
End: 2/2/25 12:00 AM
Dur: 07:18
Canceled 2/2/25 12:00 AM

Flood Warning issued February 1 at 4:42PM EST until February 2 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Charleston WV
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in West Virginia...
Buckhannon River Near Buckhannon affecting Upshur County.
For the Tygart Valley River...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...
Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...
Buckhannon River near Buckhannon.

* WHEN...
Until midnight tonight.

* IMPACTS...
At 23.0 feet, Portions of River Rd, Vicksburg Rd, and the intersection of Madison St and Florida St floods. Portions of Norvell Dr flood due to backwater. Some homes and low lying areas in and around Buckhannon adjacent to small streams also flood due to backwater.
At 24.0 feet, Portions of Cleveland Ave and Wood St flood.
Sections of Rte 20 south and north of town begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:45 PM EST Saturday the stage was 24.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 3:45 PM EST Saturday was 25.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage later this evening and continue falling to 10.0 feet Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 25.1 feet on 02/23/2003.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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