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Storm Rips Through County;
Damage Not Estimated
Winds of tornado-fury accompanied a violent rain storm Saturday afternoon about 2:30, ripping trees to ribbons, and damaging a few buildings.
A large barn at “Greenfield,'' home of Mrs. J. A. Lewis near Washington, was blown down, injuring a horse so badly that the veterinarian had to be called to put the animal out of its misery.
With no record of wind velocity, the exact power is unknown, but orchards had limbs torn from trees and whole trees uprooted.
An area about the town of Washington, another area near Amissville, and the town of Woodville seemed to be hardest hit, judging from the number and size of trees uprooted. Flint Hill had some wind damage, as did Sperryville, but not as much as the other areas;
Estimates on damages to orchards have not been given. Some were torn in strips with entire trees uprooted, others had limbs torn off throughout the orchard.
A large falling tree took down a light pole and transformer near the home of Mac Richards in Washington. Electric power was off in most sections of the county from about 2:30 to 7 o’clock that evening. Some areas of the county did not lose electric current at all.
Telephones were out in many areas and service was not restored for some phones before Tuesday.
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