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A life-threatening situation unfolded across portions of West Virginia on Thursday morning as powerful thunderstorms moved across the region, leading to numerous reports of flooding, high-water ...
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]
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 ...
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]
Winds are expected to be stronger to the west, with top gusts of 51 mph forecast for Columbia and top gusts of 60 forecast for Lexington, both expected to come between 3 and 6 a.m.
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Rainelle is a town on the western edge of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. It sits at the base of Sewell Mountain and Sims Mountain, and is bisected by the Meadow River . The only means of transportation to and from Rainelle are roads; primarily US 60 and WV 20 , which merge on the western end of the town, and the James River ...
White Sulphur Springs is a city in Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2020 census. [ 3 ] The city emblem consists of five dandelion flowers and the citizens celebrate spring with an annual Dandelion Festival.