Middle Island Creek near Middlebourne, WV
River level and flood forecast · Tyler County
Normal13.6 ftas of Mon 4:55 PM
The river is 7.4 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 29 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 19 ft |
| Record crest (April 12, 2024) | 23.84 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 31 ftHomes on Stealy Street and Hadock Street near the creek flood.
- 30 ftHomes along Heritage Drive west of Middlebourne flood. The 4-H Dining Hall at the gauge floods.
- 29 ftHomes just above and below the gauge flood. The 4-H bridge at the gauge floods.
- 28 ftThe 4-H building at the gauge and Bridgeway Road flood.
- 27 ftWV Route 18 at the gauge and much of the Tyler County Fairgrounds flood.
- 26 ftRV park at Tyler County Fairgrounds floods along with a portion of the fairgrounds itself.
- 22 ftSections of WV Route 18 above the gauge flood.
- 21 ftCounty Route 24 just above Thomas Run floods.
- 19 ftLow and poor drainage areas along the creek and tributaries flood.
Highest crests on record
- 23.84 ft — April 12, 2024
- 23.22 ft — February 4, 2022
- 20.01 ft — December 17, 2019
Recent crests: 23.84 ft (April 12, 2024) · 23.22 ft (February 4, 2022) · 20.01 ft (December 17, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MBRW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.