Buchanan storm history

Guesses Creek rose out of its banks and led to significant damage of twenty homes around the town of Hurley.

Small streams started to flood by evening on the 4th. Guess Fork flooded roads around Hurley. Around 2245E on the 4th, a 61 year old man drove his car into flood waters near the mouth of Hurricane Creek with the Russell Fork. This was along Route 80. His car was washed into the w…

Rains of around 2 inches fell in less than 3 hours during the late morning and midday period, over saturated ground. An automatic gauge near Home Creek had recorded 6 inches of rain from the 10th to the 13th. Small streams flooded. A 28 year old female drowned in the Left Fork of…

Flash flooding began to impact multiple roads in the Hurley area by mid afternoon. Within the next couple of hours, rising waters submerged roads, impacted homes, and trapped residents in several locations. Floodwaters also rose halfway up the legacy bank building in Hurley. Impa…

Flash flooding made numerous roads impassable, trapped residents, and impacted homes. By evening, catastrophic flooding occurred along Slate Creek Road and resulted in water rescues and evacuations. In addition to Slate Creek Road, the following roads were also impacted by floodi…

Significant damage occurred within the northern portions of Buchanan County. Between 100 to 125 structures observed structural damage with over 2,000 power outages within the communities. For 24 hours after the event, 40 stranded residents were unaccounted for due to loss of cell…

A tree blew down onto power lines at Kennel Gap Road in Oakwood.

In Whitewood, a tree blew down onto power lines at Dismal River Road.

Trees and power lines were blown down onto Jewell Valley Road.

Tree and power line damage resulted in over 300 homes near the community of Roth to be without power for a period of time.

A tree was blown down on Kid Mill Road in Vansant.

A tree was blown down on Lovers Gap Road just past Southern Gap Road outside of Vansant.

Near the town of Grundy, a tree was blown down along Slate Creek Road.

Downed trees and power lines in the Vansant area resulted in power outages in and around the community.

A tree fell onto a power line along Slate Creek Road.

Tree and power line damage occurred along White Oak Road in Slate. This resulted in power outages across the area and county.

A tree fell onto a power line along Page Drive near Vansant.

Several trees were blown down along Dickenson Highway near the community of Prater .

Multiple trees were blown down between Harman and Prater.

Significant flooding continued to impact numerous roadways and structures in Hurley and the surrounding areas. Two roads that became washed out during this event were Rustic and Thimble Roads.

Water entered homes along Home Creek Road, Riverside Drive near the volunteer fire department, and Bull Creek Road. Water also approached homes on Stiltners Bottom Road. Residents became trapped and in need of rescue along Contrary Creek and Greenbrier Road. Watkins Branch Road w…

Several roads flooded in the Hurley area, including Hurley Road between Wayne Endicott and Bruce Daughters Garage.

Portions of Slate Creek Road were impassable for a period of time due to high water.

Dismal River Road was inundated with water as the result of Dismal Creek rising out of its banks.

Multiple roads in the town of Hurley were covered and were impassable due to flooding.

High water and flooding were observed along Hurley Road all the way to the Pike County, Kentucky line.

Multiple trees were downed near Clintwood. Power outages were observed across the county.

Outside the town of Prater two to three drain pipes washed out and caused high water issues along Greenbrier Road. Leftover debris was also observed along the roadway.

Several trees were blown down along Lesters Fork Road.

One tree was blown down along Robinson Fork Road in the area of Garden Creek.