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Over 80 people are dead, including several children, after flash floods swept through Camp Mystic in Texas. For many West Virginians, the tragedy reopens emotional wounds from our own past flood disasters.
As Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday that he continues to work toward a federal disaster declaration from President Donald Trump, members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation say they also are doing what they can to see that declaration come through for flood victims in Ohio and Marion counties.
Meteorologists say incredible amounts of moisture in the air fueled a storm that moved slowly over central Texas, creating conditions for fatal flash floods.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Sterling, Virginia on Wednesday issued Flash Flood Warnings for parts of Maryland, Washington DC, and northern Virginia
Barry dissipated as a tropical depression four days before its remnants helped trigger the deadly Texas flash flood. And it's far from the only example of deadly inland flooding we've seen.
Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related killer.
Terre Nichols lives in Austin, Texas. She was vacationing in West Virginia while deadly flooding hit her state.
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FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Roads in Marion County are slowly getting back to normal following the devastating flash flooding from Father’s Day weekend. DOH District 4 Manager Earl Gaskins said all roads have reopened but some remain a one lane only.
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