Sep 30, 2024
Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms associated with the remnant moisture of Tropical Storm Helene passed across the region, producing localized heavy rainfall across soils that were already moist from previous rainfall. Rainfall rates in several of the storms that developed ranged from between three and five inches per hour and, in a few cases, were higher. Creeks that were already high from recent rainfall did not need much additional runoff to be forced out of their banks and flood ne
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1219139). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Appomattox County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.