Roane storm history

Tanner Run flooded the Spencer Middle School baseball field. A fatality occurred when a man fell asleep in the dugout and was swept away. Local responders found him later that afternoon after the flood waters had receded.

A 55 year old female was killed when a large oak tree fell on her while she was getting her mail.

A toddler was left unattended, playing along Green Creek in southern Roane County, near the community of Walton. It was believed that the young girl was swept away by the swollen creek. Rescuers found the girl a short distance downstream but were not able to resuscitate her.

Streams overflowed and blocked county roads, plus city streets in Spencer. A 2 year old boy, playing outside at home, fell into swollen Dog Run, near Newton around 1700E. No one saw the boy fall in the stream. The stream was bankfull at the time, with no flooding at that site. Th…

Severe flash flooding occurred over the southern portion of the county. The headwaters of Big Sandy Creek were involved. This included Hurricane Creek near Clio and Pigeon Creek east of Amma. Near Cotton, all the mobile homes in Youngs Court near the mouth of Gabe Creek with Left…

A downpour occurred between 0500 and 0700E, followed by a lull, with a final downpour around 1045E to 1115E. The heaviest band was oriented west to east along the Route 33 corridor on south to the headwaters of the Pocatalico River. The heaviest rain was on the order of 1.5 to ne…

Numerous trees and large branches were blown down. Around 10,000 customers lost electricity. One home was destroyed and 3 others had minor damage. The public infrastructure damage assessment was over $900,000.

A vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Reedyville Road and Ripley Road in Spencer during the time that surface visibility was obstructed by passing squalls.

Flooding was observed on portions of Route 119 between Gandeeville and Walton.

Clarkson Fork exceeded its banks and flooded Clover Road. Four inches of accumulated rainfall was measured in the vicinity of the creek.

High water was observed along local roads in Clover. Three inches of rain was measured around this time.

A tree was observed to be blown down across US-119 near the community of Cotton.

Near the community of Left Hand, a tree was blown down along WV-36.

Tree and power line damage along Morgan County Road near Cyrus resulted in local power outages across the area.

Local power outages occurred in the Walton area due to downed trees and power lines along Rocky Branch Road in Walton.

Several trees were downed along local roads east of Spencer, including Arnoldsburg Road, Steel Hollow Road, and Clay Road.

Charleston Road immediately north of Walton was impassable due to high water.

In Cotton, flooding occurred at the mouth of Cottontree Run.

Multiple streams and creeks exceeded bankfull and flooded roadways.

Front Street in Spencer was impassable due to high water.

Trees and power lines down affecting 216 customers.

Trees and power lines were knocked down onto Liverpool Road outside of Reedy.

A downed tree on Lynch Ridge Road caused power outages in the Walton community.