Muddy floodwaters have surged through neighborhoods across four states following a torrential downpour, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
Severe storms have triggered flash flooding, wreaking havoc across Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Search and rescue operations are now underway, with Virginia being hit the hardest.
In the small unincorporated community of Hurley, Virginia—near the borders of Kentucky and West Virginia—massive flooding has left parts of the area almost entirely underwater. Shocking videos circulating online capture the scale of the devastation.
At approximately 11:30 p.m. ET last night (February 15), the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that officers were responding to numerous emergency calls related to the flooding.
Officials reported that several areas, including Vansant, Prater, Grundy, Davenport, Slate Creek, Rocklick, Hurley, and Oakwood, were inaccessible due to the rising waters.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin took to Facebook to urge residents not to attempt to fight the floodwaters and instead evacuate if it was safe to do so.
