CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Albemarle County has scheduled a media briefing on the flood response activities and current conditions for 9 a.m. at the Albemarle County Office Building - 5th St (located at the corner of Old Lynchburg Road and 5th Street at 1600 5th St).

Albemarle County declared a local emergency at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2018 related to major flooding occurring throughout the county.

At approximately 9:30 p.m. yesterday there was a flash flood of Ivy Creek in Albemarle County and a vehicle and its two occupants, a man and a woman, went missing near the intersection of Old Ballard Rd and Martin Farm Ln. A Silver Toyota Prius was observed being swept away in flood waters with its two occupants outside their vehicle and in the water. A second vehicle was also swept away but its single occupant was rescued from the water.

Around 2 a.m. Thursday, May 31, 2018 a swift water rescue team from the Lynchburg Fire Department arrived to work with local emergency responders to help locate the missing persons. Residents in the area with any information on the missing subjects should contact the Emergency Operations Center at (434) 979-INFO or (434) 979-4636. The search is still in progress.

The Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority is closely monitoring local reservoirs and no risk to these dams has been identified.

Overnight flood waters damaged a water supply line that serves the U.S. Route 29 North area for Albemarle County Service Authority public drinking water customers. Crews are on site for repairs to the water line at the South Fork Rivanna River crossing. Customers may experience water pressure and/or water outage issues. At this time there are no water quality concerns.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is reporting closures on about 16 roads.

The Regional Emergency Operations Center has been activated and the City of Charlottesville is providing public safety and communications support.

For more information contact:

Brian Wheeler

Director of Communications

City of Charlottesville

434-260-2433

After 9 a.m. contact:

Joe Rice

Communications Coordinator

City of Charlottesville

434-409-8226

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