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. Major flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. North Branch Potomac River near Cumberland. * WHEN. Until this evening. * IMPACTS. At 21.0 feet, Much of the Mexico Farms, West Virginia airstrip is flooded, and water approaches nearby structures. At 22.0 feet, Water reaches a substation in Wiley Ford, West Virginia. Water also approaches an outbuilding in Wiley Ford, and portions of Kelly Road in Cumberland and Canal Road in North Branch. At 23.0 feet, Water approaches homes on Canal Road in North Branch. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 4:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 23.2 feet, or 6.2 feet above flood stage. - Recent Activity. The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 4:00 AM EDT Wednesday was 23.6 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to fall below flood stage this afternoon and continue falling to 7.9 feet early Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - Flood History. This crest compares to a previous crest of 22.6 feet on 08/18/1955. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information
