Flooding Concerns after Snow Melt

With rapid snow melt, particularly when accompanied by rain, our Eastern Pandhandle rivers with much broader upstream watersheds become very vulnerable to flooding.

So far this month the Cacapon is the only river for which unusual flooding is predicted, although the South Branch and main stem of the Potomac will likely reach Action Stage.

From the Hampshire Review:

GREAT CACAPON — Runoff from Winter Storm Jonas pushed the Cacapon River out of its banks early Tuesday morning.

The National Weather Service reporting station showed the river cresting at 9.85 feet at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday after a rapid rise over the previous 16 hours.

The level is expected to be back below the 9-foot flood stage by 1 p.m. and drop back to 6 feet by 7 a.m. Wednesday before starting another rise that could hit flood stage again Thursday morning.