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Clinchport is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States.The population was 64 at the 2020 census. [2] Clinchport is the least-populated municipality in Virginia. [5] It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
Frequent flooding of this river has resulted in a floodplain in which most of the community is located. One of the most destructive floods occurred in 1977, the infamous "Flood of '77" as referred to by local residents. Over $20 million in damage occurred to this and other small communities along the Russell Fork River in April 1977.
Grundy, Virginia, experiences a major flood that causes around $15 million in damages to 228 residential and commercial structures. Southern Airways Flight 242 during a flight leg en route to Atlanta, Georgia from Huntsville, Alabama , is forced to make an emergency landing on a highway after complete failure of the aircraft's two engines ...
A major incident was declared after heavy rainfall resulted in flooding, bringing widespread disruption across the south. In Pictures: Residents braced for evacuation as heavy rainfall causes flooding
The flood crest, reached around 12:15 am, ravaged Rapid City and surrounding canyons. The death toll was 238. [59] The Rapid City Public Library hosts a more comprehensive digital archive of flood-related stories, photos and news accounts on their 1972 flood page.
As cleanup efforts continue and floodwaters recede in flood-ravaged southwestern Virginia, the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office said Thursday morning that it had made contact with all 44 people ...
The 1977 Atlantic hurricane season was a very inactive Atlantic hurricane season, with only six named storms. The season officially began on Wednesday, June 1, 1977 and lasted until Wednesday, November 30, 1977. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclogenesis occurs in the Atlantic basin.
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 ...