Flood — Morgan, West Virginia

2025-05-14 to 2025-05-15 · near Paw Paw, Morgan, West Virginia

Event narrative

The Potomac River at Paw Paw river gauge reached minor flood stage with it's crest peaking in moderate flood stage at 30.2 feet. At 25 feet, a parking area adjacent to the highway bridge begins to flood. The roadway to the C&O Canal parking area floods, as does the lowest end of the Purslane Run hiker/biker area. At 26 feet, water covers an access road on the West Virginia side. At 30 feet, Paw Paw Tunnel Campground begins to flood.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving closed upper level low originating from the Gulf of America brought anomalous moisture into the area bringing localized heavy rain and a long duration moderate rain event.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1251829. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.