May 24, 2012
Weather

Fair

70°
Conditions at Huntington, Tri-State Airport, WV
Weather

Fair

71°
Conditions at Charleston, Yeager Airport, WV
Save Email Print Bookmark and Share
A A
Reporter: Jeremy Edwards; Andrew Colegrove Email

UPDATE: Flooding Causes Problems in Parts of Wayne County


Click image to view slide show.

UPDATE 5/15/11 @ 6 p.m.
WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Heavy rain has been a constant theme this spring, and it continued this weekend.

After flash flooding Saturday night, many culverts were washed out along Lynn Creek and Newcomb Creek roads near Shoals in Wayne County, leaving several people no way to get their cars out of their driveways.

"It was awful,” Brenda Arthur said. “It happened in a matter of seconds. It just kept flowing. I thought we were going to have to have a boat to get out of the driveway."

The high water caused thousands of dollars in damage for several people and got into a few homes.

"It was amazing,” David Mounts said. “We've lived here almost ten years and we've never seen anything like this."

People have begun the cleanup process but say it may take a few days before it will be dry enough to get the necessary equipment in to complete the repairs.

"When we put the bridges in it cost us about three thousand dollars, which is cheap, but it's going to cost that much again to fix them," Charles Ekers said.

Lavalette volunteer firefighters say a few roads had to be closed Saturday night because of the flooding. Those roads are back open, but some have been limited to one lane because parts of the road were washed out. If you're driving in those areas you're asked to be cautious.



ORIGINAL STORY 5/14/11
WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Severe thunderstorms are causing flooding in parts of Wayne County.

Dispatchers say flooding and mudslides has closed parts of Route 152 in the Lavalette and Wayne areas.

Dispatchers say flooding has also covered parts of Route 75 and Plymale Branch Road.

Over in Floyd County, Kentucky, the Sheriff's Office says some trees were blown into a moblie home at a trailer park along Route 375.

Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for updates.


powered by Disqus

Call To Check Road Conditions

  • WEST VIRGINIA: (877) 982-7623
  • KENTUCKY: (866) 737-3767
  • OHIO:Click here

Click here for online road conditions

Click here to send us your pictures and video pix@wsaz.com

School Forecasts


Choose from the links below for detailed weather forecasts at your local West Virginia, Kentucky, or Ohio high schools, as well as popular colleges.

West Virginia High Schools Forecast Kentucky High Schools Forecast
Ohio High Schools Forecast NCAA Colleges Forecast

WSAZ.com Sponsor Sections & Links

SOMC-Very good things are happening here
Very good things are happening here. Click here to learn more
Click here for closing and delays
Click here for school closings and delays
West Virginia Lottery nightly @ 6:59pm on WSAZ click here for numbers and drawings
Watch the Lottery Live Monday - Saturday @ 6:59pm on WSAZ NewsChannel 3. Need to check your numbers? Click here.
Ohio Lottery
Watch the Ohio Lottery Drawings weeknights @ 7:29pm and Cash Explosion Saturday @ 7:30pm on WSAZ NewsChannel 3.
WSAZ Children's Charitable Foundation
Click here to donate and help WSAZ help children at risk in our region. Thank you.
Making Moms LIfe Easier - with Diane Dimoff
Click here to see how our partners are making Moms and women's lives easier.