Debris Flow, King George
- When
- March 22, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- King George forecast zone
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Debris Flow in Virginia, March 22, 1998
A portion of local route 627 slid down a cliff overlooking the Rappahannock River in southeastern King George Co. At least 1/2 the width of the road was removed.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A portion of local route 627 slid down a cliff overlooking the Rappahannock River in southeastern King George Co. At least 1/2 the width of the road was removed. The rock slide, which occurred during benign weather, was partly due to repeated heavy rains, very moist soil, and minor flooding along the river during the winter of 1997/98. Major river and flash flood events in 1996 likely set the stage, over the long term, for the slide.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Debris Flow
- A fast-moving slurry of mud, rock and debris, usually on a slope soaked by heavy rain or stripped by a fire.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 22 to 24, 1998
- Winter Weather in Maryland, March 22, 1998
- Flooding in Illinois, March 22 to 31, 1998
- Flooding in California, March 22 to 23, 1998
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, March 22, 1998
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, March 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, March 22, 1998
- Heavy Rain in California, March 22 to 23, 1998
- Flooding in Michigan, March 22 to 25, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 22, 1998
- Flood in Ohio, March 22 to 23, 1998
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, March 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5632859.