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"A rainfall in excess of 25 inches largely within a five-hour period, swept away or buried many miles of roads, over 100 bridges, and over 900 buildings. Nelson County was in the path of one of the most devastating natural disasters that the Commonwealth of Virginia has ever experienced. Classified by the National Weather Service as a Category 5 hurricane, Camille came ashore along the Gulf Coast on August 16 th causing major destruction in that region. The deluge that fell on the Blue Ridge Mountains three days later came without warning.
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