Braxton County West Virginia dealing with flooding

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – The flooding within the area continues now in Braxton County.

5′s John Blashke has the story.

Residents within the Flatwoods space skilled some critical water. On the Elk Creek River, the Sutton Dam is releasing a whole lot of 1000’s of gallons of water to assist alleviate a number of the flooding on the opposite facet.

Residents say it stormed on and off all through the evening and locations close to streams and rivers acquired a number of the worst of it. There have been downed bushes and branches within the muddy flooded water.

Alternate resident, Willie Schiefer says a few of his property was swept away.

“I had a UPS field for packages and stuff and I had that tied down with a nylon rope, which I assumed would’ve held it — and an eye fixed bolt and it took it,” stated Schiefer. “So in all probability this night I’ll go down the street and see if I can discover it someplace.”

Schiefer says within the practically 20 years he’s lived there it’s the worst flooding he’s seen. He says the water round his home was 3ft increased than regular at one level.

Schiefer says the stream comes from this close by pond which acts as a spillway nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient for this storm.

“It’s increased than what I’ve ever seen. For 100 yr flood it in all probability by no means comes throughout the spillway — as soon as in 100 years and I’d say it in all probability got here throughout these two pond spillways,” stated Schiefer.

Schiefer says he’s hopeful the water will exit simply as quick because it got here in.

5 information reached out to the Braxton County Sheriff for details about any accidents, however didn’t obtain remark.

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