Tornado, flooding hit Augusta County
By Lynn R. Mitchell | Sunday, April 17th, 2011 | Virginia
Off Rt. 250 west of Staunton. Water seen in background is normally a farm pasture.
Morris Mill Road west of Staunton. This is not a pond … it’s their side yard.
Off Rt. 250 west of Staunton. The Middle River is to the left in the photo beyond the trees.
The Middle River in western Augusta County overflowed it banks and caused extensive flooding.
Whiskey Creek roared toward Churchville.
This house once again had its driveway cut off from the main road by Whiskey Creek. All the places that flooded in January 2010 experienced it again on April 16, 2011. The storms and flooding were as bad in most places as last time, and a tornado touched down in Stuarts Draft in southern Augusta County.
Sadly, a 41-year-old woman and eight-year-old girl lost their lives when swept away by the flooded Rockfish Run whose waters run off Afton Mountain into the South River at Waynesboro.
Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
16 April 2011
16 April 2011
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Lynn R. Mitchell
As SWAC Girl (an acronym for Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County), Lynn has been writing in the Virginia political blogosphere since 2006. Active in area politics, she has coordinated campaigns and served in leadership for the past decade. The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia is one of the most beautiful places to call home ... the Republican Party carries her beliefs.
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