West Fork River at Weston, WV

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 30 ftMain Street and Route 19 400 feet from the river gage is flooded.
• 26.5 ftTremendous property damage to the entire business district in Weston.
• 25 ftWater enters the Weston Police Department. The left bank side of the end of Second Street Bridge is flooded.
• 24.5 ftThe park near the left bank end of Second Street highway bridge is flooded.
• 24 ftThe foot of the First Street Bridge across West Fork about 0.1 miles upstream from the river gage, and the roadway 60 feet upstream from river gage, are flooded.
• 23 ftBasement flooding in numerous businesses on West Second Street and the west side of Main Street. Also, the junior high school begins to flood.
• 22 ftHomes along River Avenue, 300 feet downstream from the river gage, begin to be affected by high water. Some property damage.
• 21.7 ftTop of river bank flooded, 300 feet downstream from the river gage.
• 20.5 ftTop of river the bank is flooded, 100 feet upstream from the river gage (River Avenue).
• 20.1 ftWater is over River Avenue, about 200-400 feet downstream from the river gage. Some homes are also flooded.
• 20 ftLower portions of the railroad bridge, 0.8 miles downstream from the river gage begin to flood.
• 17 ftThe center line of River Avenue along the river, 300 feet downstream from the river gage begins to flood.
• 15 ftWater starts to overflow left bank onto River Avenue, from about 200 feet downstream to about 1 mile downstream from the river gage.

Highest crests on record

1. 25.5 ft — June 25, 1950
2. 24.1 ft — November 5, 1985
3. 23 ft — October 13, 1890
4. 22.5 ft — March 7, 1967
5. 22.3 ft — April 16, 1939

Recent crests: 18.8 ft (July 22, 2026) · 20.79 ft (November 19, 2003) · 15 ft (February 23, 2003) · 18.2 ft (June 19, 1998) · 18.6 ft (March 6, 1989)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamWest Fork River below Stonewall Jackson Lake, WV
• DownstreamWest Fork River at Butcherville, WV
• West Fork River at Walkersville, WV
• Buckhannon River at Buckhannon, WV
• West Fork River near Clarksburg, WV
• Little Kanawha River below Burnsville, WV
• Sand Run near Buckhannon, WV
• Buckhannon River at Hall, WV