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Jim Justice: “11 inches of rain in West Virginia over just a short period…”

Featuring: Jim Justice, Republican | U.S. Senate, West Virginia

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Senator Justice Delivers Floor Speech on 10 Years Since Historic 2016 West Virginia Flood

Published | Video Starts at 01:36

All of a sudden it started raining that morning and it rained. Rain like none of us have ever seen. 11 inches of rain in West Virginia over just a short period of time is astronomical beyond all comprehension. 11 inches of rain in a lot of places in this country is no big deal. But 11 inches of rain in the mountains of West Virginia is one big, big, big deal. (01:36–01:46)

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