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Flash FloodBuchanan, Virginia

August 30, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$2.5M
Area
Buchanan

Event narrative (NOAA)

Guesses Creek rose out of its banks and led to significant damage of twenty homes around the town of Hurley.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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