according to West Virginia state climatologist Kevin Law. The Buffalo Creek flood in 1972 killed 125; and floods in 1985 killed 38, Law said. In Queen Shoals, W.Va., the river swelled to a ...

Photo from the WV Archives “I walked out on those girders ... but not nearly to degree of the 1985 flood before he sold the home and moved to higher ground. Today he said when you travel through ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Saturday marks 38 years since the historic flood of 1985 in Southwest Virginia, which is still considered one of the worst natural disasters to ever impact our area.