# Flood Warning: Upshur, WV — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-22 03:23 ingested 2026-07-22 08:27

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Flood Warning — Upshur, WV
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in West
Virginia...

Buckhannon River Near Buckhannon affecting Upshur County.

For the Tygart Valley River...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Buckhannon River near Buckhannon.

* WHEN...Until this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Major flooding in Buckhannon and
surrounding areas. Business/factory across from the Hall Rd bridge
near the gage begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 26.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 2:45 AM EDT Wednesday was 26.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 27.4 feet
this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late this
morning.
- Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 27.9
feet on 07/31/1996.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.