The heavy rain is causing First Responders to gear up in case someone gets stuck in the rising water. Bobby haynes is one of 26 members of salems swift water rescue team, and says he has had to gear up and save someone from rough waters several times. He says crews have flood gauges throughout the area to keep track of the amount rising water. They also train every month on different swift water rescue techniques. Were told it only takes a few inches to a feet of water for your car to get stuck. And if you see deep water, the best thing you can do is turn around, dont drown. Bobby haynes weve had people with some close call situations and were fortunate enough that those people have come back and taught us the lessons that theyve learned and try to keep us safe. You can read more of these tips and others on wdbj7 dot com. Just click on this story. Police are investigating a homicide in northwest roanoke. After 4 30 yesterday afternoon. Investigators are talking to witnesses and gatheri
But its about to get a lot more active and a lot more dangerous. Meteorologist robin reed begins with radar views and flood watches. Youwe got both and if you look at the rate alright i think you should not all that impressive in fact theres not much rain here at all and youd be absolutely correct but underneath the radar beams are zipped on a drizzle theres a fair amount of fog as well in the light showers do continue through the hill city right now for martinsville south boston as well so why the light stuff at the moment i think he could pretty well see why it is so much cooler and are part of the world right now than outlying areas like charleston the 50 bristol at 50 roanoke onforti to lynchburg and forty were staying in this cold air wedge which is actually good news for us but we will have a heavy rains by tomorrow afternoon that has instituted a flood watch for our entire viewing area its because of the kind of rain weve had it been here for a while and get all that melting sno
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