HOPEWELL, Va. — Cleanup continues across Hopewell after Tuesday’s storm dumped more than six inches of rain in a short amount of time, leaving behind a significant mess for residents and business owners.
For the owners of James River Tackle on West City Point Road, surveillance cameras captured the moment their store inventory was destroyed by floodwater coming in from both the front and back doors.
“If you go through those doors behind me, that’s where we keep all of our back stock and all of that has just been buried in mud and water,” owner Donnie Bell said.
Hopewell tackle shop owner fears losing everything after flood
Tuesday’s storm dumped a large amount of rain in a short period of time, leaving the city’s stormwater system unable to keep up…