West Virginia River Levels & Streamflow
As of Sep 24, 2026, West Virginia rivers are running at 583% of normal across 74 USGS gauges — the highest is 30,900 cfs on the Little Kanawha River At Palestine. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in West Virginia.
Streamflow levels across West Virginia are currently 583% of normal, with the Little Kanawha River At Palestine reporting the highest discharge in the state at 30,900 cfs and a gauge stage of 29.11 ft.
Meanwhile, the Panther Creek Near Panther is seeing a spike today — up 14950% since yesterday and currently running near peak.
Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into West Virginia's named rivers.
State-wide streamflow overview
The West Virginia flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.
Percent of normal
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Gauge stage 29.11 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 304 cfs
Network coverage
USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in West Virginia.
Where every gauge actually sits
One dot per West Virginia streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.
Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.
West Virginia streamflow, three water years
Statewide percent of normal, every day since Sep 2023. The dotted line is normal.
799 daily readings from 74 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 250%: 35 readings above that — including the 1265% peak in Aug 2026 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.
West Virginia USGS streamgauges
Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in West Virginia. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tygart Valley River At Philippi, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03054500 |
17,100 cfs | 14.92 ft | 67°F | 54°F | 1,287 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Kanawha River At Charleston, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03198000 |
16,400 cfs | 18.55 ft | · | 61°F | 566 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Little Kanawha River At Palestine, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03155000 |
16,000 cfs | 22.62 ft | 69°F | 59°F | 605 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Cheat River At Albright, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03070260 |
15,900 cfs | 18.73 ft | 64°F | 52°F | 1,203 ft | Cheat |
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Cheat River Near Parsons, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03069500 |
9,380 cfs | 9.19 ft | 60°F | 52°F | 1,593 ft | Cheat |
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Elk River At Queen Shoals, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03197000 |
8,790 cfs | 10.53 ft | · | 60°F | 609 ft | Elk |
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Gauley River Near Craigsville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03189100 |
7,480 cfs | 14.82 ft | 64°F | 55°F | 1,881 ft | Gauley |
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Tygart Valley River At Belington, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03051000 |
5,890 cfs | 10.57 ft | · | 54°F | 1,693 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Buckhannon River At Hall, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03053500 |
5,720 cfs | 9.97 ft | · | 55°F | 1,374 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03193000 |
5,350 cfs | 3.82 ft | 74°F | 58°F | 622 ft | Upper Kanawha |
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Dry Fork At Hendricks, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03065000 |
5,080 cfs | 5.09 ft | · | 53°F | 1,706 ft | Cheat |
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Elk River Below Webster Springs, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03194700 |
4,430 cfs | 7.87 ft | 64°F | 56°F | 1,019 ft | Elk |
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Middle Fork River At Audra, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03052000 |
3,850 cfs | 7.82 ft | · | 54°F | 1,678 ft | Tygart Valley |
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New River At Thurmond, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03185400 |
3,590 cfs | 4.33 ft | 76°F | 56°F | 1,041 ft | Lower New |
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West Fork River At Enterprise, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03061000 |
3,110 cfs | 8.17 ft | 69°F | 54°F | 872 ft | West Fork |
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Gauley River Above Belva, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03192000 |
2,790 cfs | 4.09 ft | · | 59°F | 675 ft | Gauley |
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Tygart Valley River Near Dailey, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03050000 |
2,740 cfs | 7.74 ft | · | 52°F | 1,944 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Tygart Valley River At Colfax, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03057000 |
2,440 cfs | 6.27 ft | 69°F | 54°F | 868 ft | Tygart Valley |
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L Kanawha River Nr Wildcat, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03151400 |
2,040 cfs | 8.13 ft | · | 58°F | 866 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Buckhannon River At Alton, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03052120 |
1,660 cfs | 8.42 ft | · | 54°F | 1,785 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Williams River At Dyer, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03186500 |
1,620 cfs | 4.59 ft | · | 55°F | 2,198 ft | Gauley |
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Tygart Valley R At Tygart Dam Nr Grafton, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03056000 |
1,530 cfs | 7.17 ft | 72°F | 53°F | 969 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Shavers Fork Below Bowden, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03068800 |
1,510 cfs | 6.56 ft | · | 52°F | 2,122 ft | Cheat |
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Middle Island Creek At Little, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03114500 |
1,280 cfs | 4.70 ft | 67°F | 57°F | 634 ft | Little Muskingum-Middle Island |
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Potomac River At Shepherdstown, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01618000 |
1,230 cfs | 1.98 ft | · | 55°F | 283 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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W.F. River At Butcherville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03058500 |
1,190 cfs | 4.33 ft | · | 56°F | 996 ft | West Fork |
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So. Branch Potomac River Nr Petersburg, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01606500 |
1,040 cfs | 5.34 ft | · | 53°F | 970 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Blackwater R At Davis, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03066000 |
905 cfs | 4.86 ft | 60°F | 46°F | 3,071 ft | Cheat |
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Cranberry River Near Richwood, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03187500 |
890 cfs | 4.63 ft | 62°F | 55°F | 2,138 ft | Gauley |
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W.Fork Little Kanawha River At Rocksdale, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03154000 |
800 cfs | 7.95 ft | · | 58°F | 673 ft | Little Kanawha |
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N F South Br Potomac R At Cabins, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01606000 |
725 cfs | 5.67 ft | · | 51°F | 1,053 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Shenandoah River At Millville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01636500 |
720 cfs | 1.68 ft | 61°F | 54°F | 298 ft | Shenandoah |
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Wheeling Creek At Elm Grove, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03112000 |
709 cfs | 3.33 ft | · | 55°F | 668 ft | Upper Ohio-Wheeling |
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Greenbrier River At Durbin, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03180500 |
632 cfs | 2.69 ft | 60°F | 46°F | 2,729 ft | Greenbrier |
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South Branch Potomac River Near Springfield, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01608500 |
627 cfs | 2.09 ft | 67°F | 53°F | 570 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Big Sandy Creek At Rockville, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03070500 |
623 cfs | 6.03 ft | · | 50°F | 1,338 ft | Cheat |
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Three Fork Creek Nr Grafton, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03056250 |
565 cfs | 5.78 ft | · | 53°F | 1,004 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Meadow River At Nallen, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03190000 |
488 cfs | 5.38 ft | · | 56°F | 1,880 ft | Gauley |
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Greenbrier River At Buckeye, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03182500 |
408 cfs | 2.81 ft | · | 52°F | 2,089 ft | Greenbrier |
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Coal River At Tornado, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03200500 |
391 cfs | 10.04 ft | 72°F | 61°F | 579 ft | Coal |
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Shavers Fork Nr Cheat Bridge, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03067510 |
350 cfs | 6.05 ft | 58°F | 48°F | 3,542 ft | Cheat |
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North Branch Potomac River At Luke, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01598500 |
332 cfs | 1.77 ft | · | 52°F | 952 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Pocatalico River At Sissonville, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03201000 |
319 cfs | 4.67 ft | · | 60°F | 613 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Tug Fork At Kermit, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03214500 |
288 cfs | 2.40 ft | · | 72°F | 579 ft | Tug |
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Opequon Creek Near Martinsburg, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01616500 |
284 cfs | 2.97 ft | · | 55°F | 361 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Greenbrier River At Alderson, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03183500 |
263 cfs | 2.56 ft | 73°F | 58°F | 1,534 ft | Greenbrier |
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Deckers Creek At Morgantown, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03062500 |
260 cfs | 1.62 ft | · | 54°F | 806 ft | Upper Monongahela |
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Big Coal River At Ashford, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03198500 |
258 cfs | 2.47 ft | · | 60°F | 619 ft | Coal |
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Bluestone River Near Pipestem, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03179000 |
245 cfs | 3.30 ft | 70°F | 58°F | 1,529 ft | Middle New |
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North Branch Potomac River At Barnum, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01595800 |
241 cfs | 3.00 ft | 56°F | 51°F | 1,168 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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West Fork R Bl Stonewall Jackson Dam Nr Weston, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03058000 |
233 cfs | 9.19 ft | 72°F | 56°F | 1,021 ft | West Fork |
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Guyandotte River At Logan, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03203600 |
227 cfs | 4.88 ft | · | 61°F | 646 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Buffalo Creek At Barrackville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03061500 |
218 cfs | 3.24 ft | · | 54°F | 903 ft | Upper Monongahela |
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Greenbrier River At Hilldale, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03184000 |
198 cfs | · | · | 58°F | 1,394 ft | Greenbrier |
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Guyandotte River Near Baileysville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03202400 |
187 cfs | 3.43 ft | · | 60°F | 1,139 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Abram Creek At Oakmont, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01595300 |
129 cfs | 3.68 ft | · | 49°F | 1,846 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Patterson Creek Near Headsville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01604500 |
109 cfs | 3.78 ft | · | 54°F | 623 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Piney Creek At Raleigh, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03185000 |
92 cfs | 2.48 ft | · | 56°F | 2,104 ft | Lower New |
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Tug Fork At Welch, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03212750 |
86 cfs | 3.19 ft | · | 59°F | 1,283 ft | Tug |
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Cacapon River Near Great Cacapon, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01611500 |
81 cfs | 1.45 ft | 67°F | 53°F | 466 ft | Cacapon-Town |
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South Branch Potomac River At Franklin, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 01605500 |
75 cfs | 1.92 ft | · | 53°F | 1,697 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Kings Creek At Weirton, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03110830 |
65 cfs | 1.67 ft | · | 54°F | 685 ft | Upper Ohio |
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Dry Fork At Beartown, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03212980 |
54 cfs | 2.80 ft | · | 60°F | 1,076 ft | Tug |
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So Fk South Branch Potomac R Nr Moorefield, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01608000 |
54 cfs | 2.93 ft | · | 55°F | 864 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Peters Creek Near Lockwood, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03191500 |
38 cfs | 5.44 ft | · | 58°F | 1,073 ft | Gauley |
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Panther Creek Near Panther, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03213500 |
34 cfs | 3.24 ft | · | 60°F | 1,060 ft | Tug |
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So Fk So Br Potomac R At Brandywine, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01607500 |
32 cfs | 1.61 ft | · | 52°F | 1,558 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Clear Fork At Whitesville, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03198350 |
27 cfs | 12.11 ft | · | 58°F | 842 ft | Coal |
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Back Creek Near Jones Springs, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 01614000 |
23 cfs | 1.76 ft | · | 54°F | 436 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Clear Fork At Clear Fork, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03202750 |
23 cfs | 1.86 ft | · | 60°F | 1,140 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Waites Run Near Wardensville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01610400 |
9 cfs | 3.63 ft | 61°F | 52°F | 1,258 ft | Cacapon-Town |
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Hurricane Creek At Hurricane, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03201405 |
8 cfs | 5.09 ft | · | 61°F | 630 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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East Fork Twelvepole Creek Near Dunlow, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03206600 |
7 cfs | 3.65 ft | · | 71°F | 719 ft | Twelvepole |
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Tuscarora Creek Above Martinsburg, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01617000 |
5 cfs | 2.32 ft | · | 54°F | 456 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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West Virginia river runs
Paddleable river sections in West Virginia keyed to USGS gauges, with live streamflow and whitewater class.
| River run | Status | Streamflow | Air temp | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestone Dam To Sandstone | · | · | 60°F | III- TO IV- |
| Upper Gauley - Summersville Dam To Mason Branch | · | · | 51°F | IV TO V |
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About West Virginia streamflow
What are river levels like in West Virginia right now?
As of September 24, 2026, West Virginia rivers are running at 583% of normal across 74 USGS streamgauges, and the Little Kanawha River At Palestine is reporting the highest discharge at 30,900 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which West Virginia river is running highest right now?
As of September 24, 2026, the highest discharge in West Virginia is 30,900 cfs on the Little Kanawha River At Palestine. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.
Are West Virginia rivers high or low right now?
Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means West Virginia rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.
Where does the West Virginia streamflow data come from?
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.
What is cfs?
Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.
What does Gauge Height mean?
The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").
How fresh is the West Virginia data?
USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.
Can I get a flow alert for a West Virginia gauge?
Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.
Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?
No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.
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