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Three roads closed overnight due to flash flooding in Augusta County

Crystal Graham
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Three roads were closed overnight in Augusta County due to flash flooding from Tropical Storm Debby.

In total, calls to the Emergency Communications Center were for downed trees (23), flooded roads and one tree that fell on a structure.

The road closures were in the 1600 Block of Patterson Mill Road and on Calf Mountain and Crimora Mine roads.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is reporting that as of 11:40 a.m., Mine Branch Road at Crimora Mine Road remains closed due to flooding.

“Fortunately, the county did not experience major negative impacts from the storm,” said Mia Kivlighan, communications manager for Augusta County.

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.