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Weather Alert |
McDowell County, WV | |||||||||
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Canceled 2/16/25 7:08 AM Flood Warning issued February 16 at 4:04AM EST until February 16 at 9:15AM EST by NWS Charleston WV ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in West Virginia... Tug Fork River at Litwar affecting Mingo and McDowell Counties. For the Tug Fork River...Major flooding is forecast. * WHAT... Major flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE... Tug Fork River at Litwar. * WHEN... Until late this morning. * IMPACTS... At 27.0 feet, most of County Route 1 floods and several secondary roads along the river flood. Some homes along the river from Iaeger to Panther flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:40 AM EST Sunday the stage was 28.6 feet. - Recent Activity...The river crested at 11:15 PM EST Saturday at a record 30.97 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage later this morning, and then continue falling. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest exceeded the previous record crest of 27.4 feet on 04/04/1977. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood ![]() |
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