Mar 6, 2011
The influence of multiple weather features coinciding lead to an average of three to five inches of rain falling over the area. Low pressure moved from Georgia northeast along a cold front across the region while an upper disturbance approached from the Great Lakes region. The combination of these features helped to stall the cold front and its associated precipitation over southwest Virginia for an extended period of time.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 292129). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bedford County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.