BASSETT, Va. On Wednesday, Cunningham Tire manager Jamie Clark was most concerned the incoming storm and remnants of Tropical Storm Bertha could bring strong wind. The sound of a pressure washer cleaning mud off tires at Cunningham Tire Wednesday afternoon nearly drowned out the sound of cars going by on Fairystone Park Highway. Tarps had been put up inside Cunningham Tire Wednesday to try to keep rain from getting in. Henry County Public Safety director Matt Tatum estimated Sundays storm caused nearly $1 million in damage countywide. Something else that may help Cunningham Tire is the work VDOT did Tuesday and Wednesday to clean out culverts.

BASSETT, Va. – Cunningham Tire in Bassett was closed Monday after part of the back wall of the business collapsed Sunday night. Because the business was closed at the time of the collapse, no one was hurt. Cunningham Tire (Copyright 2020 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.) They actually had to perform a lot of evacuations by boat," said Henry County assistant fire marshal Kiah Cooper. “We had our neighbors in Franklin County come down with a water rescue team, and also Roanoke.”The damage to Cunningham Tire is estimated to be at least $250,000.