Flooding in Virginia spurs evacuation over potential dam failure, swift-water rescues reported


Residents near a dam in southwest Virginia were ordered to evacuate early Thursday after a slow-moving storm system brought flash flooding across the region as more "significant" flooding is in the forecast.
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