Jun 27, 2006
City of Salem roads were closed from high waters. Several roads in western Roanoke county were covered with water including Harborwood, Gladden, West River and West Riverside. Runoff from Poor and Fort Lewis Mountains flooded Wildwood Road.In Salem, a man was tugged under his motor home in the Salem Village Mobile Home Park by rapid floodwaters as he tried to dislodge its wheels from the mud. A Valley Metro employee saved the man by pulling him out of the moving water. An emergency shelter was s
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5516297). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Roanoke County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.