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Waters Rise and Rescue Amid the 2001 McDowell Flood
Residents recount harrowing scenes in Kimball and Welch as the July 2001 flood submerged streets, stranded families, and rescue teams used endloaders and ropes to pull people to safety. The disaster reshaped towns with destroyed homes, demolished businesses, and lasting flood walls and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Joe Gianato
Gianato
Adam
Kimball
Granato
Jimmy Gianato
Markella Gianato
Department of Highways
Richard Jones
Tommy
McDowell County
Northfork
Susan Brown
Gary Dove
Dove
Brown
Main Street
Dave
Army Corps of Engineers
McDowell
Wyoming
Fayette
Raleigh
Welch
Reba Honaker
Welch Municipal
Martha Moore
Honaker
Reba
Stewart Street
Coney Island
Mercer County
Maitland
Landgraff