Rising waters damaged roads,
bridges and homes Thursday morning, stranding at least 30 people in the western
part of McDowell County
Emergency officials said high water
on Bull Creek and feeder streams consumed the Panther area quickly.
Flooding took place in the Panther area in the north western
section of McDowell
County
Deputies and local volunteer fire
departments spent Thursday afternoon trying to access remote hollows in the
area cut off when bridges and roads into their communities washed away.
