Sunday, July 8, 2001 was a dark day for many in the southern West Virginia coalfields. Rainfall poured that night and dumped 5 to 8 inches of rain in parts of Raleigh, Wyoming, and McDowell Counties. The steep hillsides of the region provided nowhere for the water to drain and it rose up into homes and businesses across the three county area. Entire towns in Wyoming County were flooded like Mullens and Oceana. Along U.S. Route 52 in McDowell Cou…
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