Heavy rain causes flooding along greenways
THOUGH, FOR NOW REPORTING LIVE
IN RALEIGH, JULIAN GRACE, WRAL
NEWS.
>> ALRIGHT, JULIAN AND HEAVY
RAIN OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS
FLOODED PARTS OF THE AREA,
INCLUDING CERTAIN GREENWAY
TRAILS. LOOK AT SOME OF THESE
RAIN TOTALS OVER THE LAST 72
HOURS. PART OF THE GREENWAY IN
CLAYTON WAS CLOSED AFTER MORE
THAN 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL
ALREADY. YOU SAW MORE THAN 40
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
3 INCHES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
AND THAT CREATED A MESS OVER
SEVERAL MILES OF GREENWAY IN
WRAL'S. BRETT KNESE CHECKED OUT
BOTH PLACES.
>> RESIDENTS I TALKED TO SAY
THAT WATER LIKE THIS ON THE
TRAIL SOMETIMES TAKES DAYS EVEN
WEEKS TO SUBSIDE AND EVEN WHEN
IT DOES, THEY TELL ME THAT THE
TRAIL IS STILL SOMETIMES
UNUSABLE BECAUSE OF THE MESS,
AT LEAST BEHIND MUD DEBRIS AND
WATER COVER THE GREENWAY TRAIL
NEAR JEFF GRAVES HOME IN
RALEIGH FOR KIND OF GET A
LITTLE IRRITATED WITH THE GRAY
IS LIVE NEAR THIS PART OF THE
TRAIL FOR OVER 6 YEARS.
>> HE SAYS IT USED TO BE PART
OF THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE. BUT
LATELY HE SAYS ANY AMOUNT OF
RAINFALL LEAVES THE TRAIL
LOOKING LIKE THIS. IT'S A BIG
PART OF WHY WE LIKE THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHERE WE LIVE
HERE LAST JULY, THE CITY BEGAN
WORK TO FIX A NEARLY MILE-LONG
STRETCH OF THE GREENWAY WHERE
EROSION CAUSED DAMAGE. NOT FAR
FROM WHERE GRAY LIVES. THAT
PROJECT WAS SUPPOSED TO WRAP
UP THIS SPRING.
>> THE CITY SAYS HEAVY RAINFALL
THIS PAST WINTER CAUSE MORE
ISSUES AND NOW THE PROJECT
WON'T WRAP UP UNTIL OCTOBER.
GRAY'S WORRIED MORE RAINFALL
LIKE THIS WEEKEND WILL CREATE A
LONGER DELAY. WE HAVE AN 8
MONTH-OLD TO DO WITH WHETHER TO
GO FOR WALKS IN THE STROLLER
COURSE WITH A STROLLER. THERE'S
NO CHANCE OF MINUTES.
>> WE WANT TO HIKE THROUGH THE
MUD, MAYBE, BUT THERE'S NO WAY
OF TAKING HIM OUT HERE. THIS
PART OF THE GREENWAY CONNECTS
ALL THE WAY DOWN PAST JOHNSON
COUNTY WHERE PARTS OF THE TRAIL
IN CLAYTON ALSO DEAL WITH
REGULAR FLOODING. ADAMS ABBOTT
BIKES THIS ROUTE OFTEN I'VE
NEVER SEEN IT THIS BAD OUT
HERE. I HAVE SEEN THIS FOR WHAT
IT IS THAT THE TOWN OF CLAYTON
HAS SHUT DOWN ACCESS TO THIS
PART OF WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE
RIVER WALK ON THE NEWS BECAUSE
OF FLOODING. IT WILL LIKELY BE
BACK OPEN TOMORROW MORNING.
BACK IN RALEIGH, GRACE AS IT
WILL BE DAYS BEFORE WATER LIKE
THIS GOES AWAY. NORMALS
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
BECAUSE OF THE COVERED IN MUD
FOR WEEKS. IF THEY DON'T
COMMENTS. GREAT BETTER.
SOMETHING'S UP TO 3 DAYS BY
FOR THE WATER TO EVEN GO DOWN.