Heavy rain reported across West Virginia led to significant flooding in some areas, with Republican Gov. Jim Justice issuing a state of emergency for five counties.
The commission said that based on radar estimates, up to 6 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time Monday in areas east of Charleston, sending several creeks out of their banks. Classes at several schools were canceled. Mudslides closed U.S. Route 60 in the Kanawha County community of Cedar Grove, and flooding led to lane closures on parts of Interstate 77.
"The mountains we have make it really, really tough," Justice said during his weekly media briefing."We’ve got more and more hardship on people and it’s a crying shame. It’s very very, very difficult no matter what is done to be able to get away from that." It marked the third time in a year that severe flooding hit southern West Virginia. In February, the body of an infant was found in a submerged car in the Fayette County town of Pax. In August 2022,
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