Jan 31, 2025
The month of January rounded out with minor flooding issues in southwest Virginia as a low pressure system pressed through the area on the 31st. This disturbance brought ample moisture to the region, which helped produce over an inch and a half of rainfall to Dickenson and Buchanan Counties as a result. Local roads in the counties took the brunt of the impacts from the rain, leading to impassable travel impacts for a period of time until waters receded. Rain quickly pushed northeastward out of t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1228650). 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.