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in pages of the Sandy New Era in Williamson, West Virginia shortly after the Tug River Valley flooded in April 1977. Using self-deprecating humor , Webb created an environmentally-aware mountain character with sharp wit, a penchant for puns, and a determination to bring public attention to the adverse effects of strip-mining for coal.
Williamson is a city in and the county seat of Mingo County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Tug Fork River. [7] The population was 3,042 at the 2020 census. and is the county's largest and most populous city. Williamson is home to Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.
2016 West Virginia flood; 2022 Appalachian floods; B. Buffalo Creek flood; F. July–August 2022 United States floods; Ohio River flood of 1937; G. Great Flood of 1913
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The Buffalo Creek flood was a disaster that occurred on February 26, 1972, when the Pittston Coal Company's coal slurry impoundment dam #3, located on a hillside in Logan County, West Virginia, USA, burst four days after having been declared 'satisfactory' by a federal mine inspector. Out of a population of 5,000 people, 125 were killed, 1,121 ...
Updated maps from Williamson County show an increase of 6,000 structures in the 100-year flood plains. The last information available was from 1994.
1991 West Virginia derecho; F. February 1983 North American blizzard; G. Great Appalachian Storm of 1950; J. January 31 – February 3, 2021 nor'easter; N. 2011 ...
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