Tygart Valley River at Philippi, WV
River level and flood forecast · Barbour County
The river is 12.3 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Forecast to rise to 7.0 ft Tue 2 AM, below the 19 ft flood stage.
Flow: 4,620 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 1:57 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
| Record crest (November 5, 1985) | 31.83 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 31 ftWidespread major flooding of the entire town occurs.
- 25 ftMost areas along the river are flooded.
- 22 ftNorth High and Woods Streets are flooded. Stevens and North Walnut Streets are flooded. Also, a store is flooded near Stevens and North Walnuts Streets.
- 21 ftChestnut and McCartney Streets flood. Vietnam Veterans Park is flooded just upstream from the covered bridge.
- 19 ftThe intersection of US Route 119 and Truck Route 250 is flooded. Also, Sycamore Street and Beech Avenue are flooded.
Highest crests on record
- 31.83 ft — November 5, 1985
- 27.62 ft — May 17, 1996
- 26.92 ft — February 9, 1994
- 26.9 ft — July 25, 1912
- 25.93 ft — March 7, 1967
Recent crests: 22.28 ft (July 22, 2026) · 21.41 ft (February 1, 2025) · 19.72 ft (April 4, 2024) · 19.91 ft (May 7, 2022) · 20.43 ft (April 16, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamTygart Valley River at Belington, WV
- DownstreamTygart Valley River below Tygart Lake, WV
- Middle Fork Tygart Valley River at Audra, WV
- Buckhannon River at Hall, WV
- Buckhannon River at Buckhannon, WV
- Sand Run near Buckhannon, WV
- Middle Fork Tygart Valley River at Ellamore, WV
- Tygart Valley River at Elkins, WV
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PHIW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.