Weather Alert
Barbour County, WV
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 1/31/25 8:33 PM
End: 2/1/25 6:07 AM
Dur: 09:34
Canceled 2/1/25 6:07 AM

Flood Warning issued January 31 at 8:33PM EST until February 2 at 3:15AM EST by NWS Charleston WV
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in West Virginia...
Tygart Valley River At Philippi affecting Barbour County.
For the Tygart Valley River...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...
Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...
Tygart Valley River at Philippi.

* WHEN...
Until early Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...
At 22.0 feet, North High and Woods Streets are flooded.
Stevens and North Walnut Streets are flooded. Also, a store is flooded near Stevens and North Walnuts Streets.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM EST Friday the stage was 16.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 22.0 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 22.0 feet on 10/03/1929.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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