Feb 17, 2023
Periods of heavy rainfall resulted from a progressing low pressure system and surface cold front late on February 16th into the 17th. As rain continued across southwest Virginia on the morning of the 17th, minor flooding was observed along local roads in Buchanan County into the afternoon hours. A strong thunderstorm passing through the area early that morning also resulted in a tree to be blown down in the town of Pearly.||Runoff from the excessive rainfall spilled into Cranes Nest River and Po
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1075595). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dickenson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.