West Virginia communities look back on devastating impacts of 1985 flood
West Virginia communities look back on devastating impacts of 1985 flood
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Flood of 1985: Roanoke County reflects on lessons learned, push for preparedness
Flood of 1985: Roanoke County reflects on lessons learned, push for preparedness
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Powerful and sad flood damage out of Greenbrier County, West Virginia. WeatherNationTV.com – Video: West Virginia Department of Transportation | WeatherNation
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Powerful and sad flood damage out of Greenbrier County, West Virginia. WeatherNationTV.com – Video: West Virginia Department of Transportation | WeatherNation
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Find Recent Obituaries for Rowlesburg, West Virginia
Find Recent Obituaries for Rowlesburg, West Virginia
Mar 30, 2023
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1985 flood still haunts those who saw it - WV MetroNews
1985 flood still haunts those who saw it - WV MetroNews
Nov 4, 2015
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Well, that title was easy! 😉 A CSX light helper power move and a work train through the small village of Rowlesburg, West Virginia. From the Pentrex show "Into The Allegheny Range, Part 3, The West End" https://rfd.video/Allegheny3 | Railfan Depot
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Well, that title was easy! 😉 A CSX light helper power move and a work train through the small village of Rowlesburg, West Virginia. From the Pentrex show "Into The Allegheny Range, Part 3, The West End" https://rfd.video/Allegheny3 | Railfan Depot
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A look back: Flood of 1985
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A look back: Flood of 1985
Jul 27, 2022
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47 people were killed in West Virginia during the flood of 1985. Pendleton and Grant counties had the most fatalities. Towns such as Parsons, Rowlesburg, Philippi, Marlinton, Glenville, Petersburg, and Moorefield were severely damaged. The upper James and Roanoke rivers in neighboring Virginia also had fatal record flooding. In the aftermath of this flood, cleanup and recovery efforts were greatly aided by an unusually mild November. During the last week of October 1985, weak winds over the Unit
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Who remembers the flood of 1985? Here's a report from Rowlesburg in Preston County on the NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (then Tom Brokaw). | Notice News
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Remembering the Election Day flood of 1985
Nov 2, 2017
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38 years later: Looking back at the Flood of 1985
Nov 3, 2023
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Do you remember the flood of 1985? Today marks 29 years since the Roanoke River reached it's highest point on record-- leaving much of our area under several feet of water. Where were you when the floods hit? | WSLS 10 / WSLS.com
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40 Years Later: A look back at the deadly 1985 flood
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🕯 Remembering the Flood of 1985 🕯 Today, we pause to remember one of the most devastating events in West Virginia’s history — the Flood of November 4–5, 1985. This week marks 40 years since that tragic storm changed our state forever. In just 24 hours, the remnants of Tropical Storm Juan brought relentless rain — 4 to 8 inches — causing rivers to rise far beyond flood stage. The impact was staggering: • 47 lives lost • Nearly 10,000 homes damaged • More than 700 businesses destroyed • Total lo
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The National Weather Service called it a 1,000 year flood. Residents of West Virginia continue to deal with historic flooding as the death toll climbs to 20. WeatherNationTV.com — Video by: Meaghan Lewis | WeatherNation
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WDBJ7 Archive: The flood of ‘85, the storm that submerged the Star City
Nov 5, 2023
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40 years pass since Flood of ‘85
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REMEMBER WHEN? We went through our archives and found some of the most compelling pictures and sound captured during and after historic flooding swept through the region. What do you remember about November 4, 1985? | WDBJ7
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Rowlesburg WV: Cave, Trails & River Views
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Inside Appalachia: WV's 1,000 Year Flood
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At Least 20 Dead in Historic West Virginia Flooding | NBC Nightly News
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Charleston WV 1981-82
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Charleston W.V.... Historic Flooding Kanawha River Crest
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West Virginia gets aid after deadly flood
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Flooding in McDowell County, WV 2002
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Potomac River Severe Flood - March 2, 2021 Shepherdstown WV Federal Gauge Record 45 Billion Gallons
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The Flood of '85 - Roanoke Virginia
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WestVirginia@150 - The Buffalo Creek Flood 1972
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The flood of 1984
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The 1985 Flood along the Cheat River from Forks of Cheat
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