Jan 1, 2007
A stalled frontal boundary combined with unseasonably high levels of atmospheric moisture brought widespread heavy rainfall to much of southside Virginia into the northwest piedmont of North Carolina from late December 31 through the early morning hours of January 1. Total rainfall amounts ranged from 1 to 3 inches in many areas, with locally higher amounts in excess of 4 inches. Due to antecedent wet conditions across much of the region, the majority of this rain (which fell over a short period
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 10647). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pittsylvania County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.