Station Name: CHEAT RIVER NEAR PARSONS, WV
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 1,598 feet

Nearest Address:
Holly Meadows Rd
Parsons, WV 26287
Tucker County

GPS Coordinates: 39.12155556, -79.6755278

Nearby Water Temperatures

Flood Watch issued May 24 at 12:52PM EDT until May 25 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

Effective: Sun May 24, 2026, 12:52 PM
Expires: Sun May 24, 2026, 9:00 PM

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following counties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence, southeast Ohio, including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH, Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and Washington, southwest Virginia, including the following counties, Buchanan and Dickenson, and West Virginia, including the following counties, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mingo, Northwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Raleigh, Northwest Webster, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Fayette, Southeast Nicholas, Southeast Raleigh, Southeast Webster, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers will become more numerous this afternoon and persist into tonight, with embedded heavier downpours, including afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are possible through tonight, with locally higher amounts. Creeks, streams and even some rivers across portions of the area are running high given the recent rainfall, and could flood with more heavy rain. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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