Major flooding in Appalachia - and crickets from the major media.
Are they waiting for b roll to start a production run?
Or could they care less about a few dozen mountain folk drowning?
Posted on 07/29/2022 7:58:37 AM PDT by texas booster
WISE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — A day after the latest flood waters swept through Southwest Virginia, crews continue to assess the damage.
Anthony Hubbard lives on South Mountain Road, which was destroyed during the flooding event and is now impassable.
Hubbard has family live nearby and revealed that the floods caused a creek to rise into lawns 70 yards away. The Wise County resident noted that the creek seems to have even taken another direction following the floods.
“We’re in trouble. We all are. The whole area. I’ve got friends that live up in South Fork that lost the bridge to their home. They can’t get out of their yard, let alone get out on the road.”
We could use a little rain here.
Major flooding in Appalachia - and crickets from the major media.
Are they waiting for b roll to start a production run?
Or could they care less about a few dozen mountain folk drowning?
Yes we sure could use some rain, here in Texas.
One of my neighbors paid $150 for a round bale to keep his cattle fed. He goes through a couple per week ... that’s expensive.
Most West Texas ranchers have already sold off their herds.
Gonna be a strange winter.
“Or could they care less about a few dozen mountain folk drowning?”
That’s the answer. They are the little people of flyover country.
Could you imaging the squawking if Martha’s Vineyard flooded?
....ya got that right....we live in the Central Texas area...Lake Travis is at least 20 feet below normal now...heard somewhere that some city in Texas has run out of water; no dishwashing, no laundry, no watering of lawns or washing of cars....awful....used to live in Virginia and have been the the Wise County area a few times on business...it is a pretty poor area and now this flooding...prayers out to these folks ....
Not unusual in Wise County. Grundy has seen some flooding before I believe.
Creek and the river are up here. Not the worst I have seen but up.
The weather in Virginia this time of year can be best described as Florida with mountains. It’s basically a flood waiting to happen as I watch cloud bursts appearing out of nowhere and getting “stuck” in the mountains on the radar. I made a “quick” 7-11 run with my son once recently at night and we almost died within a 1/2 mile of the house. It’s smart to check the radar frequently.
Those “hollers” are very susceptible to flash flooding. And I don’t know about up in the mountains, but a few hours south here near Charlotte, all the rain we’ve been getting has been in short intense bursts from thunderstorms. If it’s the same up there, they’ll just keep getting flash floods because the rain doesn’t have time to soak in.
Our drought here has eased a bit, it’s nowhere near as bad as out west, but we could still use a day or two of a nice easy soaking rain instead of 20 minutes of thunderstorm gullywashers every three or four days.
}:-)4
I remember one torrential storm when I lived in Williamsburg....water on a local highway was 6 feet deep...
That’s the answer. They are the little people of flyover country.
Could you imaging the squawking if Martha’s Vineyard flooded?
Good points, but a road and church that close to a creek are almost certain to be flooded.
I did see one comment from an "expert" who said what Appalachia needs are politicians who will vote for (paraphrased) "Global Warming-we're all gonna die" policies.
That road looks passable.
Joe Biden doesn’t care about white people. - Yanke East
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) – A washed-out bridge is causing major traffic headaches for some Sevier County drivers.
Jones Cove Road near Wilhite Road flooded and collapsed on Tuesday. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has announced the road is closed indefinitely.
“It’s really bad right now,” said Candie Cline. “The bridge is completely gone.”
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