Flood damage toll rises in McDowell County area
Counting flood costs and damage reports show roughly 2,045 structures damaged and 170 destroyed in McDowell County with six deaths and four missing as Welch faces renewed flood fears after a Destruction on Route 80 warning. Weather experts trace the May 2 storm across Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia, noting a severe weather sequence and hail event.
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Kentucky
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West Virginia
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National Weather Service
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Cleanup begins after Welch flood devastates Barbara Freeman home
Barbara Freeman a Mt. View High School teacher in Welch along with fellow teacher Renae Belfiore and National Guardsman Josh Smallwood dig out mud and debris from front of Freeman home. Last week's flood left her house nearly destroyed and stripped of almost all possessions.
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Welch
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West Virginia National
Market watch group to meet in Tazewell
TAZEWELL Va market watch a local group that monitors the cattle and grain markets will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Tazewell Extension Office For more information call the office at 988-0405
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Marketwatch
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Community spirit shown after flood destruction in Hurley
Virginia Governor Mark Warner and Senator George Allen surveyed flood wreckage in Buchanan and Tazewell counties the day after a major disaster declaration. They called it the worst flood disaster seen, touring effects in Hurley and noting extensive damage to Tri-State Auto Parts and downtown areas.
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Tri-State Auto Parts
Water company OKs project to serve 320 Mercer Summers residents
Princeton area project advances Phase III A of the Mercer Summers Regional Water Project. West Virginia American Water says nearly 14 miles of main will be laid, three storage tanks and a booster station built at an estimated cost of 3.2 million dollars. About 320 first time customers will be served under a public private partnership with the Oakvale PSD. Phase I and II totaled about 60 million. The plan includes 14,400 feet of pipe in the Gold Coast area along Routes 3 and 20 in Hinton to serve 68 new customers at an estimated 670 thousand dollars.
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