Flash Flood , All area football games canceled.We were looking forward to the North Surry vs Mount Airy Football game but had to wait till Monday and still played on a Mount Airy rained mud soaked field.Riverside Park looked like a lake as the water was 5 to 6 feet high in the park as it was in many other areas all over town. town. My Girl friend at the time was 5'3" and standing at the front of a Laundry Mate with several other business the muddy water level was at the top of her head on the side of the large glass windows
Best I can remember it Was either 20 or 40 million dollars in damages with President Jimmy Carter getting involved in disaster relief .A lot of damage to the Mount Airy football field and Field house. Maybe bareman remembers more about the damages at the high school than I do.Best I remember water level got up into the bleachers and maybe the school. Several rivers and creeks run through Mount Airy,Lovills Creek & Ararat River gave most of the damage in town both became lakes in places
The news continues on several pages of each newspaper.Who remembers more about the damage to Mount Airy High School & Football field and field house , only one athe that time which is the visiter field house now, Who can add to this ? I am sure I do not remember it all.
jsc1973 Maybe you can dig up better info at the newspaper I am sure Tom J. can help.
Elkin was at their old field back then and beside a river and may have got flooded also.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?...nid=FuNQ1RLggQIC&dat=19790926&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=FuNQ1RLggQIC&dat=19790924&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=FuNQ1RLggQIC&dat=19791001&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Best I can remember it Was either 20 or 40 million dollars in damages with President Jimmy Carter getting involved in disaster relief .A lot of damage to the Mount Airy football field and Field house. Maybe bareman remembers more about the damages at the high school than I do.Best I remember water level got up into the bleachers and maybe the school. Several rivers and creeks run through Mount Airy,Lovills Creek & Ararat River gave most of the damage in town both became lakes in places
The news continues on several pages of each newspaper.Who remembers more about the damage to Mount Airy High School & Football field and field house , only one athe that time which is the visiter field house now, Who can add to this ? I am sure I do not remember it all.
jsc1973 Maybe you can dig up better info at the newspaper I am sure Tom J. can help.
Elkin was at their old field back then and beside a river and may have got flooded also.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?...nid=FuNQ1RLggQIC&dat=19790926&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=FuNQ1RLggQIC&dat=19790924&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=FuNQ1RLggQIC&dat=19791001&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
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