Storms in West VA

Last week while at Blackwater Falls in West Virginia I was hiking off of the foot trail to get as close as possible to the falls.  Technically I wasn't supposed to do that but it's the only way to get the shot.  The 100 feet of rugged terrain between the foot trail and the edge of the cliffs was completely washed away.  Giant trees were snapped in half like toothpicks.  I don't know if they had some crazy storm recently or if it was flooded.  I find it hard for water to come up as high as some of these trees and snap them in half.