West Virginia River Levels & Streamflow
As of Sep 4, 2026, West Virginia rivers are running at 86% of normal across 74 USGS gauges — the highest is 2,520 cfs on the Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in West Virginia.
Streamflow levels across West Virginia are currently 86% of normal, with the Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls reporting the highest discharge in the state at 2,520 cfs and a gauge stage of 2.61 ft.
Meanwhile, the Elk River At Queen Shoals is seeing a spike today — up 27% 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 2.61 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 377 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 Aug 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%: 33 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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Kanawha River At Charleston, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03198000 |
3,670 cfs | 17.96 ft | · | 73°F | 566 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03193000 |
2,250 cfs | 2.46 ft | 83°F | 70°F | 622 ft | Upper Kanawha |
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New River At Thurmond, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03185400 |
1,740 cfs | 2.65 ft | 84°F | 70°F | 1,041 ft | Lower New |
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Potomac River At Shepherdstown, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 01618000 |
1,290 cfs | 2.02 ft | · | 71°F | 283 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Kings Creek At Weirton, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03110830 |
1,250 cfs | 4.78 ft | · | 68°F | 685 ft | Upper Ohio |
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Tygart Valley River At Colfax, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03057000 |
800 cfs | 4.46 ft | 32°F | 68°F | 868 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Tygart Valley R At Tygart Dam Nr Grafton, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03056000 |
668 cfs | 5.56 ft | 72°F | 68°F | 969 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Shenandoah River At Millville, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 01636500 |
610 cfs | 1.53 ft | 61°F | 72°F | 298 ft | Shenandoah |
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Cheat River At Albright, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03070260 |
469 cfs | 10.53 ft | 81°F | 66°F | 1,203 ft | Cheat |
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Gauley River Above Belva, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03192000 |
449 cfs | 1.73 ft | · | 71°F | 675 ft | Gauley |
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North Branch Potomac River At Luke, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 01598500 |
391 cfs | 1.90 ft | · | 70°F | 952 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Elk River At Queen Shoals, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03197000 |
368 cfs | 4.42 ft | · | 72°F | 609 ft | Elk |
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Cheat River Near Parsons, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03069500 |
368 cfs | 2.97 ft | 75°F | 68°F | 1,593 ft | Cheat |
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Coal River At Tornado, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03200500 |
281 cfs | 9.80 ft | 81°F | 74°F | 579 ft | Coal |
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North Branch Potomac River At Barnum, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 01595800 |
280 cfs | 3.10 ft | 57°F | 70°F | 1,168 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Greenbrier River At Hilldale, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03184000 |
275 cfs | 1.06 ft | · | 69°F | 1,394 ft | Greenbrier |
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West Fork River At Enterprise, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03061000 |
272 cfs | 2.02 ft | 78°F | 68°F | 872 ft | West Fork |
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Tug Fork At Kermit, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03214500 |
266 cfs | 2.30 ft | · | 73°F | 579 ft | Tug |
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Wheeling Creek At Elm Grove, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03112000 |
262 cfs | 2.79 ft | · | 69°F | 668 ft | Upper Ohio-Wheeling |
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Tygart Valley River At Philippi, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03054500 |
254 cfs | 3.65 ft | 78°F | 69°F | 1,287 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Big Coal River At Ashford, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03198500 |
246 cfs | 2.42 ft | · | 73°F | 619 ft | Coal |
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Greenbrier River At Alderson, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03183500 |
238 cfs | 2.52 ft | 80°F | 70°F | 1,534 ft | Greenbrier |
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Guyandotte River At Logan, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03203600 |
227 cfs | 4.88 ft | · | 73°F | 646 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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South Branch Potomac River Near Springfield, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 01608500 |
204 cfs | 1.28 ft | 81°F | 68°F | 570 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Gauley River Near Craigsville, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03189100 |
171 cfs | 10.39 ft | 77°F | 68°F | 1,881 ft | Gauley |
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Little Kanawha River At Palestine, Wv
12 hours ago · USGS 03155000 |
161 cfs | 14.02 ft | 85°F | 72°F | 605 ft | Little Kanawha |
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So. Branch Potomac River Nr Petersburg, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 01606500 |
133 cfs | 3.87 ft | · | 72°F | 970 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Buffalo Creek At Barrackville, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03061500 |
133 cfs | 2.85 ft | · | 68°F | 903 ft | Upper Monongahela |
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Guyandotte River Near Baileysville, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03202400 |
123 cfs | 3.14 ft | · | 70°F | 1,139 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Dry Fork At Hendricks, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03065000 |
119 cfs | 1.78 ft | · | 67°F | 1,706 ft | Cheat |
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Greenbrier River At Buckeye, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03182500 |
118 cfs | 2.25 ft | · | 68°F | 2,089 ft | Greenbrier |
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Cacapon River Near Great Cacapon, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 01611500 |
115 cfs | 1.60 ft | 79°F | 68°F | 466 ft | Cacapon-Town |
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Big Sandy Creek At Rockville, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03070500 |
112 cfs | 4.23 ft | · | 66°F | 1,338 ft | Cheat |
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Tygart Valley River At Belington, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03051000 |
109 cfs | 2.75 ft | · | 69°F | 1,693 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Blackwater R At Davis, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03066000 |
107 cfs | 2.04 ft | 73°F | 64°F | 3,071 ft | Cheat |
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Elk River Below Webster Springs, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03194700 |
98 cfs | 3.56 ft | 78°F | 68°F | 1,019 ft | Elk |
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Opequon Creek Near Martinsburg, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 01616500 |
90 cfs | 1.97 ft | · | 71°F | 361 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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W.F. River At Butcherville, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03058500 |
86 cfs | 1.62 ft | · | 70°F | 996 ft | West Fork |
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Shavers Fork Below Bowden, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03068800 |
86 cfs | 3.82 ft | · | 68°F | 2,122 ft | Cheat |
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Meadow River At Nallen, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03190000 |
82 cfs | 3.61 ft | · | 69°F | 1,880 ft | Gauley |
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Bluestone River Near Pipestem, Wv
12 hours ago · USGS 03179000 |
76 cfs | 2.37 ft | 78°F | 70°F | 1,529 ft | Middle New |
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Buckhannon River At Hall, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03053500 |
75 cfs | 4.29 ft | · | 69°F | 1,374 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Tug Fork At Welch, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03212750 |
70 cfs | 3.05 ft | · | 70°F | 1,283 ft | Tug |
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Three Fork Creek Nr Grafton, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03056250 |
57 cfs | 3.16 ft | · | 68°F | 1,004 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Williams River At Dyer, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03186500 |
55 cfs | 1.34 ft | · | 68°F | 2,198 ft | Gauley |
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West Fork R Bl Stonewall Jackson Dam Nr Weston, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03058000 |
51 cfs | 8.54 ft | 74°F | 70°F | 1,021 ft | West Fork |
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Abram Creek At Oakmont, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 01595300 |
51 cfs | 3.22 ft | · | 69°F | 1,846 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Middle Fork River At Audra, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03052000 |
50 cfs | 2.03 ft | · | 69°F | 1,678 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Dry Fork At Beartown, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03212980 |
50 cfs | 2.79 ft | · | 71°F | 1,076 ft | Tug |
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Tygart Valley River Near Dailey, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03050000 |
46 cfs | 1.04 ft | · | 69°F | 1,944 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Greenbrier River At Durbin, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03180500 |
44 cfs | 1.00 ft | 69°F | 65°F | 2,729 ft | Greenbrier |
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Middle Island Creek At Little, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03114500 |
41 cfs | 2.30 ft | 80°F | 71°F | 634 ft | Little Muskingum-Middle Island |
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N F South Br Potomac R At Cabins, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 01606000 |
40 cfs | 4.10 ft | · | 71°F | 1,053 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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So Fk South Branch Potomac R Nr Moorefield, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 01608000 |
36 cfs | 2.75 ft | · | 72°F | 864 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Deckers Creek At Morgantown, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03062500 |
34 cfs | · | · | 68°F | 806 ft | Upper Monongahela |
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South Branch Potomac River At Franklin, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 01605500 |
34 cfs | 1.62 ft | · | 70°F | 1,697 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Shavers Fork Nr Cheat Bridge, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03067510 |
32 cfs | 4.35 ft | 71°F | 64°F | 3,542 ft | Cheat |
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Clear Fork At Whitesville, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03198350 |
31 cfs | 12.15 ft | · | 72°F | 842 ft | Coal |
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Cranberry River Near Richwood, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03187500 |
28 cfs | 2.20 ft | 71°F | 68°F | 2,138 ft | Gauley |
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Buckhannon River At Alton, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03052120 |
27 cfs | 4.82 ft | · | 68°F | 1,785 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Clear Fork At Clear Fork, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03202750 |
26 cfs | 1.90 ft | · | 70°F | 1,140 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Patterson Creek Near Headsville, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 01604500 |
22 cfs | 3.11 ft | · | 70°F | 623 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Peters Creek Near Lockwood, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03191500 |
20 cfs | 5.18 ft | · | 70°F | 1,073 ft | Gauley |
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Piney Creek At Raleigh, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03185000 |
19 cfs | 1.86 ft | · | 70°F | 2,104 ft | Lower New |
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Back Creek Near Jones Springs, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 01614000 |
18 cfs | 1.70 ft | · | 71°F | 436 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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L Kanawha River Nr Wildcat, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03151400 |
17 cfs | 4.01 ft | · | 71°F | 866 ft | Little Kanawha |
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W.Fork Little Kanawha River At Rocksdale, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03154000 |
14 cfs | 5.58 ft | · | 72°F | 673 ft | Little Kanawha |
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So Fk So Br Potomac R At Brandywine, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 01607500 |
9 cfs | 1.32 ft | · | 69°F | 1,558 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Pocatalico River At Sissonville, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03201000 |
8 cfs | 1.92 ft | · | 72°F | 613 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Tuscarora Creek Above Martinsburg, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 01617000 |
7 cfs | 2.38 ft | · | 71°F | 456 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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East Fork Twelvepole Creek Near Dunlow, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03206600 |
2 cfs | 3.44 ft | · | 73°F | 719 ft | Twelvepole |
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Panther Creek Near Panther, Wv
11 hours ago · USGS 03213500 |
2 cfs | 2.39 ft | · | 71°F | 1,060 ft | Tug |
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Hurricane Creek At Hurricane, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 03201405 |
2 cfs | 4.92 ft | · | 73°F | 630 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Waites Run Near Wardensville, Wv
10 hours ago · USGS 01610400 |
2 cfs | 3.32 ft | 70°F | 71°F | 1,258 ft | Cacapon-Town |
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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 4, 2026, West Virginia rivers are running at 86% of normal across 74 USGS streamgauges, and the Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls is reporting the highest discharge at 2,520 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which West Virginia river is running highest right now?
As of September 4, 2026, the highest discharge in West Virginia is 2,520 cfs on the Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls. 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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