BOONE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A portion of the roadway has started off to slip in the Lens Creek region of Boone County, and that’s just one region of the flood hurt in the county.
The slip is along Lens Creek Highway and has taken brush and trees down the hill with it. Motorists heading via the area really should get caution as it is continue to a unsafe scene.
The slip was not the only injury in Boone County. People are continue to in the thick of the storm’s aftermath. The deputy director of Boone County Emergency Administration, Arch Griffith, tells WOWK 13 News that in the final 24 hrs, they have had two water rescues and 3 mudslides, all forcing street closures.
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One of the other two mudslides is on Route 3, which is blocking two lanes of site visitors. It has harmed utility strains and knocked out electrical power in the spot. That road was reopened about midday right now.
The next slip transpired on Seng Creek Street in the vicinity of Garrison in the middle of the community. That slip also brought on a short term street closure. One particular human being who lives on that street, Loren Daniel, said he prepared for yesterday’s storms by laying a line of sandbags in front of his yard to protect against flood waters from achieving his household. Even though it worked, he suggests he nevertheless came household to a pile of debris.
“When we bought back, here’s what we have. H2o functioning via the driveway, via the garage. We acquired sandbags out, lining the driveway. We had to shovel particles off the driveway,” explained Daniel.
Considering that previous night, the floodwaters have typically receded in Boone County, and street situations are just about back to normal.
Anybody in Boone County dealing with serious problems from storms can fill out a survey at BooneWV.com.