Preliminary inventory of debris-flow and flooding effects of the June 27, 1995, storm in Madison County, Virginia showing time sequence of positions of storm-cell center

Abstract

A severe storm on June 27, 1995, triggered hundreds of landslides from the steep hillsides of Madison County, Virginia. Most of these landslides transformed into debris flows that inundated the areas below causing damage to structures, roads, utilities, and crops. This report summarizes the meteorologic conditions of the storm, the methodology of preparing an inventory of debris flow and flooding effects, a generalized description of landslides, debris flows and flooding that occurred, the historical precedent for this type of event, and the potential hazards that remain as a consequence of the storm. Included is a map (scale 1:24,000) of the area showing debris flows and flood effects as well as the sequence of storm cell centers during the June 27 event.