Trigger Warnings: Flooding, Drowning, Animal Deaths
Episode: Hurricane Juan starts off in the Gulf of Mexico wreaking havoc on the coastline of the U.S. and then heads north. After meeting up with some other rain systems, it stalls and creates a devastating flood-pocalypse in Virginia and West Virginia in November of 1985.
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Remember: if you have any Hurricane Juan related stories or personal stories about the flood of 1985 a.k.a the Election Day Flood a.k.a. the Killer Floods email us for our possible special episode in November for the 40th anniversary of the flood! Also: Remember the basketballs of 1985 and Turn Around!
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Juan_(1985)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Election_Day_floods
https://www.wboy.com/top-stories/flood-of-1985-remembering-the-devastating-flood-35-years-later/
https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=0829a51e5b5d4b1787a785d8763c9156
Batty, Kenneth T. "Flood of 1985." e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 20 February 2024. Web. Accessed: 13 August 2025 https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/entries/2132
https://glenallenweather.com/upload/richmondclimate/Richmond%20&%20VA%20Floods.pdf
MUSIC:
“Synthetica” by Raz Burg
https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/synthetica/120262
