June 3rd, 2018 by WCBC Radio
Although the region received upwards of three inches of rain Saturday, most of the significant flooding was reported in West Virginia. Flood warnings were issued late Saturday morning for parts of Grant and Hardy Counties, while later bulletins affected Southwestern Allegany, and parts of Mineral and Hampshire Counties.
Friday night, WCBC's Mike McAteer found himself in a deluge while traveling into Hampshire County. The National Weather Service reported water over Route 220 in the Moorefield and Petersburg area, and several creek exceeded their banks. The Potomac River at Shepardstown is expected to crest over four feet above flood stage on Monday afternoon.
The National Weather Service has continued the Flood Watch until 6 PM today for a big chunk of our listening area. Today's Flood Watch area runs from a line that goes from Cumberland through Keyser and runs south and east, and while the rain is not supposed to be as intense as it was at times yesterday, the ground is saturated and that causes a problem.
Forecasters are looking for a half of a inch to one and a half inches of rain throughout the day as a low pressure system moves into the Atlantic. In addition to the saturated ground, creeks and rivers are already swollen from yesterday's two to three inches of rain, and it won't take as much to bring them out of their banks.
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