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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
738 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

...The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington DC has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in West Virginia...

  South Branch Potomac River near Springfield affecting Hampshire
  and Hardy Counties.

For the South Branch Potomac River...including Moorefield, SF,
Springfield...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/washington or
www.weather.gov/baltimore.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 745 PM EST.

&&

WVC027-031-080045-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FL.W.0002.250207T1500Z-250208T0100Z/
/SPRW2.1.ER.250207T1553Z.250207T1800Z.250207T2112Z.NO/
738 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...South Branch Potomac River near Springfield.

* WHEN...Until this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Milleson Mill Road (County Route 28/5) and
  Clarence Taylor Road (Route 3/7) begin to flood. Water covers a
  significant portion of meadowlands near the river. The boat launch
  ramp on the upstream right abutment of the bridge also floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:30 AM EST Friday the stage was 13.3 feet, or 1.7 feet
    below flood stage.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this morning to a crest of 15.8 feet this afternoon. It
    will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    15.9 feet on 04/28/1952.
  - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
    and preparedness information

&&

River Name                Fld      Observed    Fri   Fri   Sat
Crest
Location                  Stg   Stg  Day/Time  1PM   7PM   1AM   Stg
Time Date

South Branch Potomac River
Springfield               15.0  13.3 Fri 6 am  15.8  14.3  12.4
15.8 1pm Fri

&&

LAT...LON 3907 7900 3915 7897 3942 7877 3953 7863
      3951 7854 3936 7870 3905 7894


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