The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in West Virginia. Maryland. North Branch Potomac River Near Cumberland affecting Allegany, Hampshire and Mineral Counties. Opequon Creek near Martinsburg affecting Jefferson and Berkeley Counties. Cacapon River near Great Cacapon affecting Morgan County. . The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in West Virginia. Maryland. Virginia. Potomac River at Paw Paw affecting Morgan, Allegany and Hampshire Counties. Potomac River at Shepherdstown affecting Jefferson, Berkeley and Washington Counties. Rapidan River Near Culpeper affecting Orange, Culpeper and Spotsylvania Counties. Wills Creek near Cumberland affecting Allegany County. . The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in West Virginia. Maryland. Potomac River at Hancock affecting Morgan and Washington Counties. Georges Creek at Westernport affecting Allegany County. For the North Branch Potomac River. including Kitzmiller, Luke, Cumberland. Minor flooding is forecast. For the Potomac River. including Paw Paw, Hancock, Shepherdstown, Harpers Ferry, Point of Rocks, Edwards Ferry, Little Falls. Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Rapidan River. including Culpeper. Minor flooding is forecast. For the Wills Creek. including Cumberland. Minor flooding is forecast. For the Opequon Creek. including Martinsburg. Minor flooding is forecast. For the Cacapon River. including Great Cacapon. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Rapidan River near Culpeper. * WHEN. From this morning to late this evening. * IMPACTS. At 14.0 feet, River Road on the Orange County side of the Rapidan River is flooded in a few spots, and pastureland is flooded on both sides of the river. Other low lying roads near the river are also beginning to flood, and access to homes may become limited. No structures are affected at this level. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 3:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 9.4 feet, or 3.6 feet below flood stage. - Forecast. The river will rise above flood stage late this morning to 14.4 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon to 8.8 feet just after midnight tonight. It will rise to 9.4 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - Flood History. This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.4 feet on 10/23/1990. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information
