West Virginia mudslide strands thousands on highway for more than 8 hours

West Virginia mudslide strands thousands on highway for more than 8 hours

Thousands of motorists were stranded for more than eight hours along a section of rural interstate highway in southern West Virginia early Friday after a mudslide caused by heavy rains blocked a storm drain the previous night, flooding and completely shutting down the northbound lanes. Traffic backed up for 12 miles along the West Virginia … Read more

West Virginia region hit by deadly flash flooding again faces torrential rain

West Virginia region hit by deadly flash flooding again faces torrential rain

A northern West Virginia region still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks ago was hit with torrential rains that sent creeks over their banks again Thursday night. A flash flood warning was issued for the Wheeling area, about an hour’s drive southwest of Pittsburgh. The National Weather Service said up to 2 … Read more

West Virginia’s “coal country” still recovering from February floods

West Virginia's "coal country" still recovering from February floods

West Virginia’s “coal country” still recovering from February floods – CBS News Watch CBS News West Virginia has been hard hit by storms this year, with flash floods sweeping through the city of Wheeling this month, killing at least eight people. In “Eye on America,” Scott MacFarlane shows how the state’s coal country is still … Read more

West Virginia community already facing economic decline struggles after devastating flood

West Virginia community already facing economic decline struggles after devastating flood

Welch, West Virginia — The flood waters tore through McDowell County in West Virginia so fast in February that Rev. Brad Davis barely had time to grab his two cats before his house was swamped. “The truest meaning of the word ‘apocalypse’ in that it pulled back the veil and just underscored all of the … Read more