Downpour creates mess throughout Southwest Virginia

Posted February 1, 2013
The New River Junction was flooded Thursday after heavy rain in the McCoy area of Montgomery County. | Daniel Lin, The Roanoke Times

The New River Junction was flooded Thursday after heavy rain in the McCoy area of Montgomery County. | Daniel Lin, The Roanoke Times

Parts of the New River and Roanoke valleys awoke to a mess Thursday after a storm dropped 2 to 6 inches of rain,” resulting in closed schools, dozens of swamped cars, evacuations and a dam scare. It also touched off a “gustnado” that damaged some structures in Pulaski County.

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