By Sunday afternoon, the Roanoke River level was dropping as the remnants of Hurricane Isaias moved northeast, but plenty of bottles, a bucket, and even a soccer ball were wedged with other debris against the low-water bridge on Wiley Drive along the Roanoke River Greenway near Wasena Park.
BRIAN KELLEY, The Roanoke Times
A National Weather Service graphic showing rainfall totals from the weekend of Oct. 10-11 from the remnants of Hurricane Isaias in the mountains of western North Carolina and Southwest Virginia.
National Weather Service
Sarah Baumgardner is the Western Virginia Water Authority’s director of public relations.
SAM MOSTOW, The Roanoke Times
Carvins Cove Reservoir is seen amid drought conditions July 20. The Water Authority said a stone pathway, seen at center, was added for kayak and canoe users to avoid walking through the silt to launch their boats.
By Sunday afternoon, the Roanoke River level was dropping as the remnants of Hurricane Isaias moved northeast, but plenty of bottles, a bucket, and even a soccer ball were wedged with other debris against the low-water bridge on Wiley Drive along the Roanoke River Greenway near Wasena Park.
A National Weather Service graphic showing rainfall totals from the weekend of Oct. 10-11 from the remnants of Hurricane Isaias in the mountains of western North Carolina and Southwest Virginia.
Carvins Cove Reservoir is seen amid drought conditions July 20. The Water Authority said a stone pathway, seen at center, was added for kayak and canoe users to avoid walking through the silt to launch their boats.
