Heavy strong storms downpours pounded Weston, West Virginia, causing flash floods that left highways closed and houses damaged.

Governor Jim Justice announced a regional emergency as waters rose fast in multiple counties.

Officials in Buckhannon urged neighbors near adjacent to flood zones to leave immediately.

Work crews at present check the destruction in Upshur and Lewis Counties where streets and bridges were washed out.

More downpour keeps falling, slowing down teams trying to help those trapped or stranded.