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 ...

according to the West Virginia state climatologist Kevin Law. Only the Buffalo Creek flood in 1972 (when 125 died after a dam break) and a November 1985 flood (when 38 died from a combination of ...

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.