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Weather Forecast Office Charleston, WV

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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Tygarts Creek above Olive Hill. Only observed stages are available for this point. Vertical datum height surveyed by the USGS

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Downstream Gauge

Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 16 Moderate Flood Stage: 14 Flood Stage: 10 Action Stage: 9.5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:14 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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23	Medical Center on US Route 60 in town floods.
21.5	The Lawton Road bridge at the gauge floods.
20.5	The Olive Hill Welcome Center and the bank at the intersection of Railroad Street and Cross Street flood.
20	Businesses on Cross Street, Scott Street, and Whitt Street flood. The Post Office on US Highway 60 in town floods. Tygart Creek Elementary School begins to flood.
19.5	Chili Street floods.
19	Scott Street in town, and Lawton Road above the gauge flood. Homes adjacent to the creek near Bond Hollow Road flood at 19 to 20 feet.
18.5	Railroad Street, businesses along Railroad Street, the Olive Hill Community Center, and homes on Chili Street next to the creek flood.
18	Lower floor units of Hydreco Apartment complex, the Olive Hill Fire Department, and Tygart Street flood at 18 to 19 feet. The Olive Hill waste water treatment plant begins to flood at 18 to 20 feet.
17	US Highway 60 at Tygart Elementary School floods at 17 to 19 feet.
15	Row of homes and barns on Ponderosa Drive near the creek flood at 15 to 16 feet.
14	Lower section of Chili Street floods. American Legion building off Lawton Road floods at 14 to 15 feet.
12	Most agricultural fields adjacent to the creek are inundated.
11	Low sections of Biggs Bridge Road next to the creek flood.
10	Agricultural fields adjacent to the creek begin to flood and soccer fields across from gauge begin to flood. Bond Hollow Road next to the creek floods at 10 to 11 feet.
Photos (1) Upstream view (2) Downstream view (3) View of gauge instrument shelter (4) View of radar gauge (5) View of crest stage gauges (6) View of staff gauge (7) Bond Hollow Road near the creek floods at 10 to 11 feet (8) Road to American Legion floods at 11 feet and the American Legion building floods at 14 to 15 feet (9) Homes and barns on Ponderosa Drive off of U.S. Highway 60 and near the creek flood at 15 to 16 feet (10) Homes along U.S. Highway 60 across from Tygart Creek Elementary School flood at 15 to 16 feet (11) Tygart Street floods at 18-19 feet (12) Olive Hill Fire Department and maintenance building flood at 18 to 19 feet (13) Hydreco Apartments lower floor units flood at 18 to 19 feet (14) Railroad Street and businesses on the street flood at 18.5 feet (15) Scott Street and Cross Street flood at 19 feet and businesses on the streets flood at 20 feet (16) Lawton Road above the gauge floods at 19 feet and the Lawton Road bridge floods at 21.5 feet (17) Chili Street floods at 19.5 feet and homes on the creek side of the street flood at 18.5 feet (18) Tygart Creek Elementary School floods at 20 feet and Hwy 60 at the school floods at 17 to 19 feet (19) Olive Hill Welcome Center floods at 20.5 feet (20) Medical center on U.S. Highway 60 in Olive Hill floods at 23 feet (21) Highwater marks from May 2010 flood with estimated crest between 22 and 23 feet (22) View of Olive Hill Fire Department during the May 2010 flood (23) Views of Olive Hill during the 1913 flood (24) Views of Olive Hill during the 1939 flood (25) Views of Olive Hill during the 1950 flood

About This Location

Latitude: 38.290381° N, Longitude: 83.189560° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 10 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 747.85 757.85 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Olive Hill

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