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forces th. clouds into a conflict point against the Blue Ridge Mountains. ; “These clouds build up against the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge,” I Wingfield said. With no place to go, rainfall in this part of the state is often times greater than the land to the east of Rappahannock.
The storm was a stark contrast to the summer months, and even to the early portion of October.
Up until Oct. 19, Wingfield reported a 55-day rainfall of only 0.14 inches. But in the next three days, that total was easily surpassed.
Wingfield recorded 2.05 inches of rain Oct. 20, the day of the house tour and Sperryville Apple Harvest Celebration, another 1.08 inches on Oct. 21 and 1.81 inches more on Oct. 22.
Other disruptions blamed on the storm include disruption to some postal deliveries and water and mud damage to roads.
County postal service was disrupted due to road conditions in Sperryville and Flint Hill.
The Sperryville carrier could not deliver mail on 20 miles of his 70mile route because some roads along that route were closed. He could not deliver in Jenkins Hollow or Old Hollow.
“Some people are walking out, but they can’t drive out,” said Aileen Johnson, Sperryville Postmistress. “Some of our customers have called and told us not to try to deliver to them, and that’s when we listen.”
The Flint Hill Postal carriers have had only one problem due to a detour on Route 638. “Otherwise, we haven’t had any other road problems, and it seems that more people have come in for their mail,” said Flint Hill Postmistress Mary Curtis.
Closed roads were the major problems for the Sheriffs Department, as well, according to Sheriff John Henry Woodward. Eight county roads remained closed on Tuesday afternoon.
“All of the closed roads are mostly dead-end roads back in the hollows,” Sheriff Woodward said. “The water should be going down tonight (Tuesday) so most roads should be open tomorrow.”
Col. Dieter Knuepfer, of the Rappahannock Emergency Services, said there had been no emergency calls for evacuations in the county. “We have the usual roads under water and some people can’t get into town,” Knuepfer said. “We will assess road damage after the water recedes!.
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