Station Name: ELK RIVER BELOW WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 1,050 feet

Nearest Address:
Elk River Rd
Webster Springs, WV 26288
Webster County

GPS Coordinates: 38.59732627, -80.4903644

Nearby Water Temperatures

Flood Watch issued May 26 at 1:25PM EDT until May 28 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

Effective: Tue May 26, 2026, 1:25 PM
Expires: Tue May 26, 2026, 9:30 PM

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following counties, Boyd, Carter and Greenup, southeast Ohio, including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH, Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and Washington, and West Virginia, including the following counties, Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Mason, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Randolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wirt and Wood. * WHEN...From late tonight through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected beginning late tonight across the north and shifting south through Wednesday night. Given recent rainfall soils are primed for flash flooding with additional heavy rain. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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