Overview
- Tuesday’s extreme downpour produced measured totals of 8.38 inches and radar estimates of 7–10 inches, triggering sudden flash flooding in Lanesville.
- Floodwaters rose within 15 to 20 minutes, filling businesses and streets with roughly three feet of rushing water on Main Street and inundating a bank.
- Rescue teams from multiple counties deployed at least three boats to reach people, and some residents were instructed to move to rooftops while crews worked.
- Officials reported live power lines and floating propane tanks in the floodwaters but said there were no confirmed rescues or people found in distress at the time of reporting.
- Authorities opened the Lanesville High School gym as a shelter and advised residents to prepare for brief displacement while they monitor hazards and the evolving situation.