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 July 7 at 7:55AM EDT until July 8 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Effective: Tue July 7, 2026, 7:55 AM
Expires: Tue July 7, 2026, 4:00 PM

...A tropical air mass remains over the area which will lead to intense rainfall rates, particularly where cells are slow moving... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, including the following areas, Central and Eastern Allegany, Eastern Garrett and Extreme Western Allegany, western Virginia, including the following area, Eastern Highland, and West Virginia, including the following areas, Berkeley, Eastern Grant, Eastern Mineral, Eastern Pendleton, Morgan and Western Mineral. * WHEN...From noon EDT today through this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A persistent pattern continues with a tropical air mass in place and a frontal zone remains nearby. Thunderstorms may be slow moving at times and some areas will see multiple rounds of storms. Given recent heavy rainfall during the past couple days, tropical downpours will increase the risk of flash flooding this afternoon and evening. Rainfall rates could approach 2 to 3 inches per hour in the stronger cells. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Flood Watch issued July 7 at 11:44AM EDT until July 8 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Effective: Tue July 7, 2026, 11:44 AM
Expires: Wed July 8, 2026, 12:00 AM

...A tropical air mass remains over the area which will lead to intense rainfall rates, particularly where cells are slow moving... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, including the following areas, Central and Eastern Allegany, Eastern Garrett and Extreme Western Allegany, Virginia, including the following areas, Albemarle, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Culpeper, Eastern Highland, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah and Warren, and West Virginia, including the following areas, Berkeley, Eastern Grant, Eastern Mineral, Eastern Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy, Morgan and Western Mineral. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A persistent pattern continues with a tropical air mass in place and a frontal zone remains nearby. Thunderstorms may be slow moving at times and some areas will see multiple rounds of storms. Given recent heavy rainfall during the past couple days, tropical downpours will increase the risk of flash flooding this afternoon and evening. Rainfall rates could approach 2 to 3 inches per hour in the stronger cells. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.