Aug 28, 2023
A series of training thunderstorms produced extremely high rainfall across portions of Patrick and Carroll Counties in Virginia during the predawn hours of August 28th. This resulted in areas of flash flooding, mainly in the headwaters of the Smith River and the Ararat River, with extensive river flooding observed in Mount Airy, NC. ||The event began with a stationary front draped near the border of Virginia and North Carolina early on the 28th as an upper level disturbance began passing across
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1131572). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Surry County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.