Jun 16, 2025
A line of thunderstorms developed over eastern Craig County at around 4:00 PM EDT and quickly spread eastward over the Catawba Creek basin in neighboring Botetourt County. Multiple cells trained over this area through around 6:45 PM EDT before exiting to the south. These storms formed along a stationary front situated across central Virginia. Convergence along the front provided focus for initiation of the storms, which were supported with surface-based CAPEs exceeding 2,000 J/Kg, and precipita
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1280359). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Craig County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.