Jan 31, 2013
With flood waters from heavy rainfall during the afternoon and evening of January 30th rapidly running off from higher terrain and collecting in area river basins, many area rivers exceeded flood stage on January 31st. River flooding was observed at many points along the Dan, James and New Rivers, as well as numerous small rivers and creeks across southwest and central Virginia. Flood waters in hillier terrain receded more quickly, however rivers across the Piedmont region of Virginia remained i
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 431351). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Roanoke County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.