Glenn and Jennifer Moore’s autobody shop had been spared from floodwater for decades. Over the years, they’ve watched water from Lieutenant Run Creek in Petersburg, VA, inch ever closer to their shop whenever there’s a severe storm. But in July, they stood in water inside their office.
“It’s just getting worse and worse,” Jennifer Moore said.
Petersburg experienced severe flooding in July from two 100-year storms in the same week. As increasingly strong storms flood communities across Virginia, the waterfront city of Petersburg has experienced continuing problems from the Appomattox River and its tributaries…