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At tne close oi an aonormally wet summer, a localized storm unleashed sheets or rain over the hollows in t|e western end of the county. v>The Sperryville Flood on August 28 left two dead and wreaked havoc and devastation throughout the area. Trickling streams turned into raging torrents overnight and swept away bridges, roads, cars and buildings, prompting Virginia Governor John Dalton to declare the county in a state of emergency.
Then, before property owners and highway maintenance crews could pause for a breath in their clean up and repairs, hurricane David battered Rappahannock a week later with more winds and rain.
Road damage alone from the two storms climbed to over $500,000 with value of destroyed or damaged property set at approximately $50Q^X)0 more.
But Mother Nature wasn’t finished yet. She had a few more tricks up her sleeve for 1079. On October 10, eight to 15 inches of wet snow spilled down onto trees still in full foliage. Sounding like a barrage of rifle tire on the Opening day of deer season, limbs snapped under the extra weight and toppled across roads and on power lines. Whole trees fell over on their sides, roots ripped right out of the water saturated soil.
Potoma^- Edison and Northern Piedmont Electric Cooperative boKU-described th^frea^, early-fall snow storm as the worst disaster to
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