Mcdowell storm history

Major flash flooding occurred in and around Welch. Homes and businesses were surrounded by water, roads and underpasses became impassable, and cars were stranded. People became trapped in their vehicles on Riverside Drive before the Havaco bridge. In Kimball, water entered multip…

The gym roof of the Twin Branch Pentecostal Christian Academy was lifted up and shifted by the wind. The entire roof fell back down onto its cinderblock support walls. This caused the walls to collapse. Debris fell onto nearby vehicles. A 35 year old female was killed by the fall…

An unsupervised 3 year old boy ended up in the swollen Jenny Branch. Jenny Branch is a small stream across from his home. The location was on the lower reaches of County Route 7/4 near Davy. The tragedy occurred around 0930-1000E. His body was found in the Tug Fork. Huff Creek in…

The Tug Fork Fork River at Litwar exceeded its flood stage of 24 feet the night of February 15, then rose to a crest near 31 feet overnight. The river returned below flood stage the morning of the 16th. Major flooding impacted homes along the river between Iaeger and Panther, Cou…

Streams flowing into the headwaters of the Tug Fork across the northern portion of the county flooded many hollows. This would include streams flowing off Indian Ridge, such as Davy Branch around the communities as Asco and Yerba. Down stream of the junction of Davy Branch and th…

Streams that drain into the headwaters of the Tug Fork had severe flash flooding. This includes such streams as Elkhorn Creek and its North Fork. Some of the small communities hit hard were Landgraff, Jenkinjones, Anawalt, Kimball, Keystone, Eckman, Northfork, Maybeury, and Elkho…

A tree fell onto power lines in Wilcoe.

A large tree fell across the train tracks in Ritter Hollow.

A tree blew down onto a curve in the road along Rocket Boys Drive near War.

In the town of Davy, three trees were blown down onto local roads.

One downed tree down blocked a lane in Hensley.

A few trees and power lines were blown onto the road outside of War. Local power outages occurred as a result.

Trees were blown down across Elkhorn Mountain Highway in Pageton and between Iaeger and Panther.

A large tree was blown down on Rift Berwind Road.

Flooding was observed along the Dry Fork and several roads, including State Route 83 and State Route 103.

High water was observed on Panther Mohawk Road.

Tree and power line damage resulted in local power outages for residents between Welch and Kimball.

A downed tree laid across one lane of Spencer Bottom Road outside of Anawalt.

Marshall Highway near Jolo was blocked due to a downed tree.

A tree was blown down on Rift-Berwind Road near the railroad trussell near the Virginia state line.

Multiple trees were blown down alone Tennessee Avenue.

A tree was blown down on Marshall Highway near Sunamco Market in Jolo.

One tree blew down onto Big Jenny Branch Road near Davy.

A tree was blown down, accompanied by power lines, onto Ostenaco Road near the community of Hull.

In Litwar, a tree fell onto a power line along Plant Street.

Flooding washed out roads between Bradshaw and Jolo.

The Tug Fork River at Welch exceeded its bankfull level of 17 feet the evening of February 15. After cresting around 22.1 feet that night, the river returned below bankfull again before dawn on the 16th. Major flooding impacted homes, businesses, and roads in Welch and the Hemphi…

Dry Fork at Bradshaw rose above its bankfull level of 10 feet the afternoon of February 15. The river rose to a crest around 17.9 feet during the night and then slowly receded below bankfull the afternoon of the 16th. Some homes in low sections along the river flooded.

The Dry Fork gage at Bradshaw exceeded a bankfull level of 10 feet on the evening of January 31. The river crested around 10.7 feet just after midnight on February 1st and then receded below bankfull during the late morning hours. While out of its banks, flooding occurred near ho…

In the town of Anawalt, high water was observed along local roads.

High water was observed within the Canebrake township.

High water was observed along local roads north of Welch.