National Guard deploys as flash floods in West Virginia inundate homes and businesses
Federal aid would support home repairs and hazard mitigation after assessments found damage to 186 homes in Boone and Logan counties, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Governor Patrick Morrisey declared a state of emergency for all 55 counties in West Virginia after severe storms triggered catastrophic flooding, landslides, and widespread infrastructure damage.
- The Sand Run stream gauge near Buckhannon crested above 10.6 feet Tuesday night, shattering the previous 8.3-foot record set in 1985 as torrential rainfall in parts of Upshur County exceeded 5 inches in roughly six hours.
- Power outages affected about 110,000 people across the region Tuesday evening, while first responders conducted at least 33 water rescues and rising floodwaters forced the closure of Interstate 79.
- Approximately 300 West Virginia National Guard members began deploying to hardest-hit areas Wednesday morning to support local emergency crews, with an additional 200 personnel expected to arrive by late morning.
- Governor Morrisey formally requested President Donald Trump approve a Major Disaster Declaration to provide federal Individual Assistance for affected families, stating, "Every family deserves the opportunity to recover from a disaster like this.
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U.S. National Guard is deployed as flash floods in West Virginia inundate homes and businesses
Gov. Patrick Morrisey sent 100 National Guard members to the hardest-hit areas in the northern part of the state, and declared a state of emergency for all 55 counties Tuesday night. An additional 200 National Guard members were expected to arrive by late Wednesday morning.
Catastrophic flooding slams West Virginia, prompting Flash Flood Emergency
Dangerous flooding is ongoing across parts of West Virginia early Wednesday after powerful severe storms dumped more than 7 inches of rain in parts of north-central West Virginia, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a Flash Flood Emergency for life-threatening floods amid hundreds of calls for assistance. The floods prompted Governor Patrick Morrisey...
Mary Gilbert, Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman and Andy Rose, CNN After a night of heavy rain and flooding, the emergency teams in Buckhannon, West Virginia, are working to reach the affected residents. However, razed roads and impassable streets have isolated parts of the city, making it difficult to assess the full extent of the damage. “That’s our problem right now,” Buckhannon posted on Facebook. “Our city is divided by flooding in such a way tha…
Catastrophic flooding slams West Virginia — prompting Flash Flood Emergency from NWS
Dangerous flooding is ongoing across parts of West Virginia early Wednesday after powerful severe storms dumped more than 7 inches of rain in parts of north-central West Virginia, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a Flash Flood Emergency for life-threatening floods amid hundreds of calls for assistance.
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