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Weather Alert |
Morgan County, WV | |||||||||
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Canceled 5/14/25 4:44 AM Flood Warning issued May 14 at 12:27AM EDT until May 14 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in West Virginia...Maryland... Potomac River at Hancock affecting Washington and Morgan Counties. Potomac River at Shepherdstown affecting Washington, Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. Opequon Creek near Martinsburg affecting Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in West Virginia...Maryland... Potomac River at Paw Paw affecting Morgan, Hampshire and Allegany Counties. Cacapon River near Great Cacapon affecting Morgan County. North Branch Potomac River Near Cumberland affecting Mineral, Hampshire and Allegany Counties. Georges Creek at Westernport affecting Allegany County. Wills Creek near Cumberland affecting Allegany County. For the North Branch Potomac River...including Kitzmiller, Luke, Cumberland...Major flooding is forecast. For the Potomac River...including Paw Paw, Hancock, Shepherdstown, Harpers Ferry, Point of Rocks, Edwards Ferry, Little Falls... Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Wills Creek...including Cumberland...Major flooding is forecast. For the Opequon Creek...including Martinsburg...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Cacapon River...including Great Cacapon...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE... Cacapon River near Great Cacapon. * WHEN... From this afternoon to late this evening. * IMPACTS... At 9.0 feet, Rock Ford Road begins to flood in multiple locations, including flowing completely over the low water bridge. Constant Run Road and a small portion of Kilgore Road also begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 5.2 feet, or 3.8 feet below flood stage. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 9.1 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.1 feet on 12/31/1954. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information ![]() |
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