* A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1.50 TO 3.00 INCHES. THIS MAY BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WATCH AREA. ALSO...SHARP RISES ON AREA RIVERS MAY OCCUR. THE MOST VULNERABLE RIVERS ARE THE WEST FORK... THE TYGART VALLEY RIVER BASIN... THE GREENBRIER... AND THE HEADWATERS OF THE CHEAT RIVER. DESPITE MUCH COLDER AIR AND SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT RIVER LEVELS WOULD STILL BE RISING ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Well, It looks like a good first test for the bridge, I would have liked it better anchored in more on the far side, as well as a bit more ballast between the beams on the near side, but I guess we're gonna see if she holds. Yesterday, when they upped the potential rain amounts, I strapped the loose boards to the beams so they wouldn't float away just in case the water got that high.
The water was already running about a foot high from recent showers. With the steep mountains in this area, as well as the many springs, it doesn't take long to fill this little creek up.
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