Naphezu kwesimiso seziphepho sakamuva, iClarksburg, eWest Virginia, isalokhu inemvula engaphansi kwesilinganiso kulesi sikhathi sonyaka.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, iNorth Central West Virginia ibilokhu ihlaselwa yimvula enkulu.
“Kubukeka sengathi imvula enkulu kakhulu isidlulile,” kusho uTom Mazza, umbikezeli oholayo weNational Weather Service eCharleston. “Phakathi nesimiso seziphepho sangaphambilini esadlula, iNorth Central West Virginia yathola imvula esukela engxenyeni yesine yesentimitha kuya kwengxenye yesentimitha.”
Kodwa-ke, iClarksburg isengaphansi kwesilinganiso senani lemvula ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka, kusho uMazza.
“Lokhu kungaqinisekiswa ngezinsuku ezomile ezazikhona phakathi kwezinsuku zemvula enkulu,” kusho yena. “Kusukela ngoLwesibili, iClarksburg yayingaphansi ngamasentimitha angu-0.25 kunesilinganiso semvula esijwayelekile. Kodwa-ke, ngokusho kokubikezela konyaka wonke, iClarksburg ingaba ngaphezu kwamasentimitha angu-0.25 kunesilinganiso kuya cishe kusentimitha elilodwa ngaphezu.”
NgoLwesithathu, iHarrison County ibone izingozi ezimbalwa zezimoto ezibangelwa amanzi amile emigwaqweni, kusho iPhini likaRG Waybright.
“Kube nezinkinga zokusebenzisa amanzi phakathi nosuku,” kusho yena. “Ngesikhathi ngikhuluma nomphathi weshifti namuhla, akabonanga manzi egeleza kunoma yimuphi wemigwaqo emikhulu.”
Ukuxhumana phakathi kwabantu bokuqala abasabelayo kubalulekile lapho kubhekene nemvula enkulu, kusho uWaybright.
“Noma nini lapho sithola lezi zimvula ezinkulu, sisebenzisana eduze neminyango yomlilo yendawo,” kusho yena. “Into eyinhloko esiyenzayo ukubasiza ekuvaleni imigwaqo uma sazi ukuthi akuphephile ukuthi abantu bashayele kuyo. Lokhu sikwenza ukuze sisize ekugwemeni noma yiziphi izingozi.”
UTom Kines, isazi sezulu esiphezulu e-AccuWeather, uthe ingxenye eseningizimu yeWest Virginia ithinteke kakhulu.
"Kodwa ezinye zalezi zinhlelo zivela enyakatho-ntshonalanga. Lezi zinhlelo zeziphepho ziyayina imvula kodwa aziyitholi kangako. Yingakho besilokhu sithola ezinye zalezi zimo zezulu ezibandayo ngaphandle kwemvula encane."