Jul 15, 2023
A trough of low pressure was situated from Buckingham County, VA southeast through Alleghany County, NC during the evening of the 15th, while a cold front was advancing eastward across the mountains. A wave of low pressure passing along the front over western North Carolina served to increase low level winds into the 20 kt-25 kt range from the south, tapping into deep moisture. By 8 pm EDT, precipitable water values across Campbell and Appomattox Counties had risen as high as 2.1 inches, whic
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1124960). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lynchburg (c) County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.