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.

Consider nothing else. That is what makes the Flood of 1985, which happened 30 years ago Wednesday, the Roanoke Valley’s biggest weather event in history. Nothing else — not snowstorms ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Those of you that were around here in November of 1985 know that flood to be the benchmark rain event in the Roanoke Valley. Those of you who weren’t got just a little taste of ...

ROANOKE, Va. – It has been nearly 35 years ... and left behind millions of dollars in damage. The flood happened on November 4, 1985, but a new exhibit at City Market aims to teach those who ...

Nearly 40 years after historic flooding left downtown Roanoke underwater, the flood of 1985 is still etched into the city’s ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Many remember November 4, 1985, as a day of chaos in Southwest Virginia as flood waters quickly submerged our hometowns. Roanoke residents were left in a state of confusion ...

Watching its agonizingly slow slosh, unloading enormous amounts of rain along the way, will be what we in Southwest Virginia ... With the Flood of 1985, the 6.61 inches in a day at Roanoke is ...

While the next couple days will be seasonably warm and fair, over 30 years ago, an unforgettable flood disrupted the election of 1985 ... in Virginia and was the worst flood for Roanoke.

The businesses that operate near the Roanoke River have ... The building was the former Virginia Museum of Transportation until it was wiped out by the flood of 1985. East Coasters bike shop ...