…Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in West Virginia…
Greenbrier River At Alderson affecting Summers, Monroe and
Greenbrier Counties.
For the Greenbrier River…including Alderson…Moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Greenbrier River at Alderson.
* WHEN…From Sunday afternoon to late Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 17.0 feet, Flooding of roads in Alderson and some
buildings affected.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1:45 PM EST Saturday the stage was 5.9 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 16.5 feet early Monday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday
afternoon.
– Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.6 feet on 10/10/1976.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
