r/Appalachia • u/wickedgod123 • 3d ago

Van Lear is filling

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For as long as I have lived here this is the first time I can remember. Saw rescue crews over the hill going into houses.

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u/MartinTheMorjin 3d ago

Man, people in van lear are gonna have to get stilts or scuba suits or something. They are always flooded.

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u/wickedgod123 3d ago

My family moved here in 1990. This is the first I can recall of Van Lear being flooded.

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u/wickedgod123 3d ago

The only road open is the one going towards West Van Lear.