Flood Statement Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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WGUS81 KLWX 131800
FLSLWX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
100 PM EST Wed Feb 13 2019
...The flood warning is cancelled for the following rivers in West
Virginia...
Opequon Creek near Martinsburg affecting Berkeley and Jefferson
Counties
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Never attempt to drive through a flooded roadway...this is how most
flood deaths result.
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100 PM EST Wed Feb 13 2019
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
The Opequon Creek near Martinsburg.
* At 12 PM Wednesday the stage was 9.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* No flooding is currently forecast.
* Impact...At 10.0 feet...Floodwaters begin to cover Douglas Grove
Road (County Road 9/16) east of Martinsburg. A portion of Bowers
Road is also flooded. Low lying areas near the creek begin to
flood. Water also begins to cover the stream access point at the
Van Metre Ford Pedestrian Bridge.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.5 feet
on Dec 30 2013.
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River Flood Observed 1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM Crest
Location Stage Stg Day Time Wed Wed Thu Thu Stg Day Time
Opequon Creek
Martinsburg 10.0 9.3 Wed 12 PM 8.2 6.9 6.1
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LAT...LON 3929 7807 3932 7804 3943 7799 3955 7792
3951 7786 3938 7792 3924 7800
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