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On the night of August 19–20, 1969, Nelson County was struck by disastrous flooding caused by Hurricane Camille. The hurricane hit the Gulf Coast two days earlier, weakened over land, and stalled on the eastern side of the Blue Ridge Mountains , dumping a world-record quantity of 27 inches (690 mm) of rain, mainly in a three-hour period.
Massies Mill is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. It is located on State Route 56 adjacent to the headwaters of the Tye River . The head of the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway , a now-defunct short line railroad , was once located at Massies Mill.
The area of total destruction in Harrison County, Mississippi was 68 square miles (180 km 2). [14] The total U.S. estimated cost of damage was $1.42 billion (1969 USD). [3] This made Camille tied (with Hurricane Betsy) as the most expensive hurricane in the United States, up to that point. [15]
From a 1939 flood that killed 79 people, to a 1997 flood that affected 50,000 homes in just one city, here are some of the past major flooding events in Kentucky. ... in Nelson County, and 50,000 ...
From Nash, the Tye River proper flows generally southeastward through central Nelson County. The Piney River is a tributary of the Tye. Each forms a portion of Nelson's western border with Amherst County. [3] The Tye River enters the James River from the northwest near Norwood, adjacent to James River State Park in Buckingham County. [4] [5]
Flood damage along the Tye River near Norwood in the aftermath of Hurricane Camille. Norwood is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. [1] It was among the communities severely affected by flash flooding from Hurricane Camille in 1969. [2] Montezuma was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [3]
Buncombe County officials announced Sept. 26 that residents in Biltmore Village in Asheville should evacuate ahead of Helene making landfall. Now, the area is experiencing historic flooding thanks ...
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