Heavy severe storms rains pounded Weston, West Virginia, causing flash floods that left highways closed and structures damaged.

Governor Jim Justice ordered a state-level emergency as rising water rose fast in various counties.

Officials in Buckhannon ordered citizens near around flood zones to leave without delay.

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

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