The waters have receeded, but interest in Thursday's flooding remains high. Laura Tucker shares this photo gallery of flooding around Salem -- which also includes a video.

You can view her photos in the slideshow above or in this gallery format.

OTHER FLOODING UPDATES FROM SALEM:
* All streets in Salem now open
* Video of rising floodwaters in Salem
* Two videos (and more photos) of flooding in Salem
* Curtis Howell shares flood photos from Salem
* Mike Stevens shares photos of flooding on Mill Lane
* The Krzyskos share photos of flooding around Salem

Crews from the Streets and Maintenance Department came in at 3am this morning and were able to get all of the debris and mud cleared along Mill Lane and Riverside Dr.

As a result, all streets in Salem are now clear and open, including the Mill Lane Bridge.

OTHER FLOODING UPDATES FROM SALEM:
* Video of rising floodwaters in Salem
* Two videos (and more photos) of flooding in Salem
* Curtis Howell shares flood photos from Salem
* Mike Stevens shares photos of flooding on Mill Lane
* The Krzyskos share photos of flooding around Salem
* Sump pumps are big sellers in Salem today
* Colorado Street Bridge is open
* Riverside Trailer Park residents being evacuated
* Salem schools will close two hours early
* Flood warning in effect for Salem and Roanoke County

Kaine, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, appeared with Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe at a private $250-per-ticket luncheon at a home in Little Rock.

Kaine had left the state before steady, wind-whipped rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida combined with a nor'easter began flooding the southern, central and coastal areas of the state Wednesday afternoon.

He was in Memphis, Tenn., when he declared a state of emergency for Virginia on Wednesday night, putting government agencies on alert to respond to damage from the storm, said communications director Lynda Tran.

Widespread flooding was reported in Norfolk, Virginia Beach and other areas exposed to the Atlantic Coast and lower Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries. The Dan River at Danville was predicted to crest Thursday night or early Friday nearly 10 feet above flood stage.

Kaine was scheduled to return to Richmond Thursday night, meet with emergency officials Friday morning at the Emergency Operations Center, then tour storm-damaged areas in south central and Tidewater areas of the state, Tran said.

"He's in constant contact with his chief of staff and with his emergency management people," said press secretary Gordon Hickey. "He's very well informed of what's going on."

Hickey said there was little the governor could do until the storm subsides and the flooding recedes.

Republicans, who assailed Kaine throughout this year's elections for governor and other statewide races and House of Delegates seats, said Kaine's absence amounted to "political dereliction."

"It's clear who his taskmasters are, and it's not the people of Virginia," said Tim Murtaugh, spokesman for the Republican Party of Virginia.

Kaine leaves office Jan. 16, the only governor in the nation barred by his state from seeking re-election to a second term. Republican Bob McDonnell was elected in a landslide last week to succeed Kaine.

Initially, neither the governor's office nor DNC officials would disclose Kaine's whereabouts, citing a long-standing precedent Virginia governors have invoked for decades of not divulging travel itineraries because of security concerns.

State and party officials confirmed Kaine's Arkansas fundraising stop, however, after The Associated Press found details about it on the DNC's Web site.

Reporters were not allowed into the Little Rock event.

-- Associated Press

Here are more photos from around Salem showing the soggy mess that the remnants of Ida have created on Mill Lane and Riverside Drive. (You can view them in the slideshow above or in this gallery format; the videos are in the middle of the set.)

These come from Miranda Adkins, community journalist for our Salem community news weekly. She has more details on the flooding on our Salem news site.

OTHER FLOOD PHOTOS FROM SALEM:
* Curtis Howell shares flood photos from Salem
* Mike Stevens shares photos of flooding on Mill Lane
* The Krzyskos share photos of flooding around Salem

OTHER FLOOD PHOTOS FROM SALEM:
* Mike Stevens shares photos of flooding on Mill Lane
* The Krzyskos share photos of flooding around Salem

The game has been rescheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at a new location, Liberty-Bealeton High School, which has an artificial playing surface.

Franklin County's Division 6 playoff game against Colonial Forge also will be played at Saturday at Liberty-Bealeton, beginning at noon.

A third game also will be played Saturday at Liberty-Bealeton between George Washington and Osbourn.

The Region C Division 2 playoff game between Giles and Radford at Radford High School has been moved from Friday to 7 p.m. Saturday.

Alleghany's Region III Division 3 playoff game against Brookville will be played Friday night as scheduled, but the game has been moved to Amherst County High School in Amherst.

-- Robert Anderson

]]> http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/news/2009/11/12/rain-postpones-high-school-football-playoffs/feed/ http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/news/2009/11/12/new-riverside-home-gives-chicagoans-a-scate/ http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/news/2009/11/12/new-riverside-home-gives-chicagoans-a-scate/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:41:00 +0000 Jim Ellison http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/news/?p=1440 Living along the Roanoke River has its price, but Brian and Katrina Carney say most of the time, the perks outweigh everything else.

The couple just moved to Lafayette in eastern Montgomery County about a year ago after moving to Virginia from Chicago two years earlier.

They own a section of land just near the confluence of the North and South forks of the river with their four horses and two Newfoundland dogs.

Because of the flooded banks -- the river was probably about eight feet high -- today’s goal was to keep an eye on the fence, and to make sure the river’s overflowing water didn’t bring it down.

“The water usually goes by here pretty fast, but not this fast,” said Katrina Carner.

At about 7:30 a.m., she started to see it rise and starting measuring it from there.

About every hour, she said it came up about another eight feet.

“It was quicker than I wanted,” she said.

The couple could hear their horses – Ace, Cash, Scooter and Jake – naying as the river rushed by. They opened the door to their red barn so the animals knew they weren’t trapped and waited to see what the water would do.

Once Brian Carner arrived home from his office, they got to work surveying the water, and its potential damage while knee-deep in the water.

“We knew it was going to happen sooner or later,” said Brian Carner.

At about noon, the fence was safe, and officials said the water had started to recede.

-- Anna L. Mallory

A previous forecast called for a crest of 15.5 feet about 6 p.m.

-- Matt Chittum

The company estimates that Smith Mountain Lake could reach 798 feet this evening. Apco advised lakefront property owners to secure personal property that could be affected by a lake elevation 3 feet higher than full pond.