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Flood Warning

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Ritchie, WV; Wirt, WV

Status In Progress Started about 3 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... Northeastern Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia...
* WHEN...Until 1000 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of the South Fork of the Hughes River is occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 615 PM EDT, The automated gage on the South Fork of the Hughes River below Macfarlan was in minor flood stage with a reading of 22.8 feet and slowly rising. At a stage of 22 feet, Oxbow Road below the gage flood along with low-lying areas adjacent to the river. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Macfarlan, Freeport and Greencastle. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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