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

The Roanoke River was expected to crest at just over 16 feet early Friday morning, the level considered a major flood, as at least two Roanoke neighborhoods and a motel were evacuated and swift ...

“They went back to clean up and salvage what they could after the worst flooding in the history of the Roanoke Valley had left behind a path of destruction and millions of dollars in damage.

But then came the flash flood of 2013, which struck so fast and strong that firefighters from Roanoke and elsewhere had to use boats to evacuate people from homes. More than 200 structures were ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — The City of Roanoke recently secured a grant from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation to develop a "Roanoke Flood Resilience Plan." The end goal is to ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke Fire and EMS responded to an emergency due to flash flooding that occurred in Roanoke on September 19. Crews were notified of motorists stranded in their vehicles ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) -- Roanoke is working to fix its downtown flooding problem. Salem Ave. is one of the streets prone to flooding when there's a lot of rain. That's why the team at Deciphered ...

exacerbating the flood situation. Residents were told to evacuate a dozen homes in southwest Roanoke amid concerns that the Spring Valley Dam might fail. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D ...

City of Roanoke Stormwater Engineer Marcus Aguilar said this kind of flooding occurs during extreme rain. WDBJ7′s First Alert Weather Team said about 8/10ths of an inch of rain fell over Roanoke ...

One driver had to be rescued from floodwaters in Roanoke on Thursday after heavy rain led to severe flooding in the region. The Roanoke River completely flooded, submerging parts of the Roanoke ...

“They fought off the flood here at the front door with towels and squeegees,” said Laney. Roanoke City’s Stormwater Manager Ian Shaw says it was a 25-year event. However, similar flooding ...

ROANOKE — Roanoke officials are working with the Woodford County and state emergency management agencies after last week's flooding. Plans are being made for debris pick-up and the American ...