Ohio River at Wheeling

The past week

What floods at each level

• 47.7 ft

  Many areas of Warwood West Virginia are flooded.

• 46.7 ft

  All major streets in business district flood.

• 42.7 ft

  Much of southern half of Wheeling Island is flooded and up to Erie Street on the northern half of the island. Low lying sections of South Wheeling are flooded.

• 42 ft

  Flooding reaches the intersection of 39th and McColloch Streets and the intersection of Georgia and North Front Streets in Wheeling.

• 41 ft

  Water street in Wheeling is flooded near the intersctions with 12th, 21st, 45th, and 48th Streets.

• 40 ft

  Backwater flooding begins to affect Main Street near the water treatment plant in Wheeling.

• 39 ft

  The southern tip of Wheeling Island including Wheeling Downs Racetrack and Gaming and Wheeling Stadium are flooded.

• 38 ft

  Portions of Jacob and Wood Streets, south of 43rd Street begin to flood. Wheeling island Casino has to be closed.

• 37.7 ft

  Basement flooding begins in businesses along Main Street.

• 36.6 ft

  Wheeling Downs Racetrack on Wheeling Island floods.

• 36 ft

  Flooding begins in the vicinity or 25th and Market Streets, 34th and Market Streets, 36th and Chapline Streets in Wheeling. Water covers the lower parking lot at the Wheeling Island Casino.

• 34 ft

  Sewers begin to back up in the lower end of Wheeling Island.

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