Landslide Hazards Program
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The Blue Ridge Mountains are very susceptible to landslides and debris flows triggered by storm events. These photos are from a storm around June 27, 1995. It is probable that another storm of equal magnitude would cause more debris-flow events. Characteristics of debris flows are important to understand in this region because events of this magnitude are plausible within a recurrence interval of tens of years.