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South Fork South Branch Potomac Rivernear Moorefield, WV (Gauge MOFW2)
Forecast | Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge MOFW2
Normal Stage: 3.06 ft
Flow: 0.115 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
10': Flood
12': Moderate Flood
14': Major Flood
Gauge MOFW2 Forecast / History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
FORECAST 02/19/2012 07:00 am 3.20 0.172
FORECAST 02/19/2012 01:00 am 3.10 0.129
FORECAST 02/18/2012 07:00 pm 3.10 0.129
FORECAST 02/18/2012 01:00 pm 3.10 0.129
FORECAST 02/18/2012 07:00 am 3.10 0.129
FORECAST 02/18/2012 01:00 am 3.10 0.129
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 pm 3.20 0.172
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 am 3.20 0.172
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 am 3.20 0.172
FORECAST 02/16/2012 07:00 pm 3.10 0.129
CURRENT 02/16/2012 05:00 pm 3.06 0.115
  02/16/2012 04:30 pm 3.06 0.115
  02/16/2012 04:00 pm 3.07 0.118
  02/16/2012 03:30 pm 3.07 0.118
  02/16/2012 03:00 pm 3.07 0.118
  02/16/2012 02:30 pm 3.07 0.118
  02/16/2012 02:00 pm 3.06 0.115
  02/16/2012 01:30 pm 3.06 0.115
  02/16/2012 01:00 pm 3.06 0.115
  02/16/2012 12:30 pm 3.06 0.115
  02/16/2012 12:00 pm 3.06 0.115
  02/16/2012 11:30 am 3.06 0.115
  02/16/2012 11:00 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 10:30 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 10:00 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 09:30 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 09:00 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 08:30 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 08:00 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 07:30 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 07:00 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 06:30 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 06:00 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 05:30 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 05:00 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 04:30 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 04:00 am 3.05 0.111
  02/16/2012 03:30 am 3.06 0.115
  02/16/2012 03:00 am 3.06 0.115
  02/16/2012 02:30 am 3.06 0.115
  02/16/2012 02:00 am 3.06 0.115
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
20.0NEAR RECORD FLOODING EXPECTED. THE ENTIRE TOWN ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE SOUTH FORK WILL BE FLOODED. WATER WILL BEGIN TO INUNDATE WASHINGTON AND ELM, WINCHESTER AND NORTH MAIN, AND ASHLEY AND SPRING STREETS.
16.0NARLY HALF OF THE TOWN WILL BE INUNDATED. MAPLE AVENUE WILL BE FLOODED NORTH OF JACKSON TO THE INTERSECTION WITH SPRING AVENUE. KUYENDALL LANE AND MAIN STREET WILL BE UNDER WATER AND A LARGE PART OF MAIN STREET AND ADJACENT ROADS WILL BE INUNDATED. WATER WILL BE APPROACHING THE MAIN FLOOR OF THE CHICKEN PROCESSING PLANT.
14.5water reaches the Railroad Bridge just south of town.
14.0WATER WILL BE APPROACHING THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT.
12.0WATER WILL BEGIN TO INUNDATE THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD TOWN RUN ROAD AND AREAS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL NORTHWARD BEGIN TO FLOOD. ON THE SOUTH END OF TOWN...ROHRBAUGH STREET SOUTH OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
10.0water begins to flood pasturland south of town.
8.0the river overflows mainly low lying areas.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 19.99 ft on 11/05/1985
2) 16.10 ft on 06/18/1949
3) 14.90 ft on 03/17/1936
4) 13.50 ft on 03/29/1924
5) 12.27 ft on 09/07/1996
1) 0.00 ft on 08/13/1999
2) 0.40 ft on 08/21/1987

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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