Aug 28, 2023
High pressure was established over New England, which extended southward across the lower Mid-Atlantic in a wedging pattern, with east windflow observed across Virginia and northern North Carolina. A cold front stretched from western Pennsylvania through eastern Tennessee, making slow eastward progress. The easterly windflow was tapping a pool of deep moisture from eastern North Carolina and Virginia, where precipitable water values ranged between 1.7 and 1.8 inches, while afternoon surface-base
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1131566). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Smyth County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.