SEVERE WEATHER: Multiple Problems Reported in Kanawha County Due to Heavy Rain
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Updated: 8:50 PM Jun 24, 2010
SEVERE WEATHER: Multiple Problems Reported in Kanawha County Due to Heavy Rain
Traffic is backed up in several parts of the county because of water on the roadways.
Posted: 3:30 PM Jun 24, 2010
Reporter: Anna Baxter
Email Address: anna.baxter@wsaz.com
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UPDATE @ 4:00 p.m.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A home in Charleston was damaged Thursday afternoon after lightning struck the roof of a house.

Charleston Firefighters tell WSAZ.com this all happened on 55th Street.

We're told a lightning bolt hit the chimney around 3:00 p.m.

The roof and chimney were damaged, but no one was hurt.

Meanwhile, Kanawha County 911 Dispatchers say they have received multiple reports of high water in downtown Charleston along Lee Street and Leon Sullivan Way. There are also water problems at the 35th Street Bridge along MacCorkle Avenue in Kanawha City and 7th Avenue in North Charleston.


ORIGINAL STORY
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Water is covering Roxalana Road in Dunbar.

Dunbar Police shut down Roxalana Road at 10th Street around 3:00 p.m. Thursday, due to high water.

Traffic is also backed up in several parts of Charleston because of water on the roadways.

911 dispatchers tell WSAZ.com water is covering I-64 near the Oakwood exit in Charleston.

South Charleston Police have closed Interstate 64 at the Montrose exit because of high water.

Other problems have been reported on Valley Drive in South Charleston and 16th Street in Dunbar.

Several inches of water is now covering Brooks and Lee streets in Charleston as well as Washington Street East.

We have crews out on the scene. Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the very latest information.

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Posted by: mike on Jun 25, 2010 at 05:53 PM

First of all as a former WVian I can say that this isn't only a problem isn't in the cities.. If the state would actually start fining people for all the trash they throw out on their property and out of cars and all that.. Maybe the streams, streets, and rivers wouldn't be so backed up to cause flooding so much. ALl the trash gets caught in drains and the water has no where to go but out of its banks and into streets from stopped up drainage pipes.. Maybe people should stop complaining so much and actually dispose of the trash they are throwing around and maybe JUST MAYBE the flooding wouldn't be so bad in alot of areas.. Especially in rural areas! Have you driving down any country roads lately? Look at the trash in ditches and creeks. When it does flood look how much trash is floating around Its disgusting! Alot of the people complaining about flooding often have no one to blame but themselves! FEMA shouldn't have to replace anything! It needs to be used for PREVENTATIVE measures
Posted by: R Krause on Jun 25, 2010 at 01:56 PM

All one has to do is to compare places such as Charleston with other cities; such as Pittsburgh- a place with literally well over ten times the water volume. Does that city have the water problems that any other city in this state has- no. Does it need the incredibly high river barrier walls that we have- no. Yes a small portion of this problem was due to somewhat excessive rainfall; but more so to two other issues-- WV geography which btw does include both underground mines and even mountaintop removal. If one takes that much material and moves it without properly managing it then it causes flooding. The second issue being that this state has incredibly poor infrastructure.
Posted by: Kim on Jun 25, 2010 at 01:38 PM

No it is not mountain top removal. The city & state need to clean out the drains! Go Coal!
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