Weather Alert
Wayne County, WV
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 2/16/25 3:54 AM
End: 2/16/25 7:41 AM
Dur: 03:47
Canceled 2/16/25 7:41 AM

Flood Warning issued February 16 at 3:54AM EST until February 18 at 4:40AM EST by NWS Charleston WV
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in West Virginia...Kentucky...
Tug Fork River at Kermit affecting Mingo, Wayne and Martin Counties.
For the Tug Fork River...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...
Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...
Tug Fork River at Kermit.

* WHEN...
Until early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...
At 40.0 feet, In Warfield, low sections of Riverfront Road flood.
At 47.0 feet, Homes near the river between Collier Street and Walnut Street flood at 47 to 48 feet.
At 47.5 feet, In Warfield, the grocery store on Beauty Road floods due to backwater flooding of Buck Creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 AM EST Sunday the stage was 36.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early this morning to a crest of 44.6 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 38.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 45.2 feet on 03/06/2015.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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