WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The flood wall constructed after the 1977 flood at Williamson in Mingo County is credited with saving the city during last weekend’s flood. It’s the second time since it ...

While many creeks and streams have been a problem in several southern West Virginia towns ... Tug Fork rivaled the 1977 flood, but didn’t quite reach there. Williamson topped out at 48.35 ...

Tug River at Williamson ... flood will be at it again, along with backwater conditions to persist on both sides of the river. At 43 feet, Route 7 in Ohio is affected, Route 2 in West Virginia ...

Tug River at Williamson ... flood will be at it again, along with backwater conditions to persist on both sides of the river. At 43 feet, Route 7 in Ohio is affected, Route 2 in West Virginia ...

The flood wall in Williamson provides protection to 63 ... At 43 feet, Route 7 in Ohio is affected, Route 2 in West Virginia at 45 feet. At Huntington - The river is rising and is expected to ...

Last month's flooding has underscored everyday water safety worries that plague McDowell County, where residents rely on ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is starting to open up disaster recovery centers in portions of southern West Virginia hit hard by winter flooding.One c ...

Disaster recover centers will open in Williamson at the Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College and in Pineville at the Wyoming County Courthouse. Flood survivors do not have to ...

The Tug Fork watershed is that it has no federal flood control dams to hold back runoff the way neighboring watersheds do.