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The first blasts of winter swept into Rappahannock and surrounding area Friday, November 29 with rain, snow and howling winds which left a path of destruction in its wake. According to M. H. Brady, Highway Superintendent here, the snow plows were kept busy for a while on the mountain clearing the highway from the Page County line three miles down toward Sperryville. While, part ofthe road crew was occupied there another portion wa6 needed to remove eleven trees which blew down across the roafds, in addition to numerous 4imbs blown off of others. A large oak fell across Route 522 in Flint Hill, cutting off electric current to that village for two hours and snarling traffic for miles. Two trees were down on the Fodder Stack Road between Flint Hill and Washington, one on the Harris Hollow road, two on Route 729 between Flint Hill and Ben Venue and five on Route 618, the Hawling Road, near Woodvillle.
The wind played havoc with large road signs, twisting, bending and blowing them down Miles of snow fence had to be straightened up. In contrast to October, which had no percipltation, November totaled 5.78. Friday and Saturday rains brought 1.79 inches. Robert L. Brown reported a new shingle roof was blown off of his meat house and a
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