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Greenbrier County was the hardest-hit, with at least 15 deaths confirmed. [1] Greenbrier County Sheriff Jan Cahill described the county as "complete chaos". [8] Flooding in White Sulphur Springs destroyed many homes and swept some clean off their foundations. [9] One home was videotaped floating down Howard's Creek while engulfed in flames. [8]
This, combined with additional rainfall and flooding on July 28, led to a state of emergency being declared by Governor Jim Justice for six counties: Mingo, McDowell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Logan, and Wyoming. [9] Partly as a result of the flooding, Huntington, West Virginia recorded their wettest July on record with 9.41 in (23.9 cm) of rain. [10]
In June 2016, there was a historic severe flood in West Virginia that impacted White Sulphur Springs. [8] [9] [10] The Greenbrier has also served as a training camp location for the Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, and San Francisco 49ers. [11]
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The 1985 Election Day floods — also known as the Killer Floods of 1985 in West Virginia [1] — produced the costliest floods in both West Virginia and Virginia in November 1985. The event occurred after Hurricane Juan , a tropical cyclone in the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season , meandered near the coast of Louisiana before striking just west ...
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The storm's center slowly moved north, over central West Virginia. Rainfall rates of 3 to 6 inches in 12 hours were observed over the headwaters of the Potomac, Greenbrier, and Little Kanawha rivers. On Monday night, November 5, severe flooding took place and by midnight the rain became lighter, but by then flooding had begun.