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Disasters—Natural And
Man-Made
Of the many natural and man-made hazards that potentially threaten our county, flash floods and extensive flooding are the most likely to occur. According to a report by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, flooding in the Upper Rappahannock River Basic causes an average of approximately $450,0(H) damage annually. Rappahannock County covers about 20 percent of this drainage area and is among the more than 20,000 communities across the United States that have been identified as vulnerable to flash floods — the nation’s number one weather-related killer. An example of extreme flooding occurred in October, 1942, when the gauging station at Rixeyville in Culpeper county registered record-breaking flood waters 18 feet above bank-full.
Last February’s 30-plus inch snow storm is fresh in our minds and contributed substantially to the average 45 inches we are expected to receive each year. Though not a disaster here, our
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