May 19, 2001
Thunderstorms during the late afternoon of the 19th through the early morning of the 20th, produced hail up to golfball size, damaging winds, and flash flooding.Heavy thunderstorm rains caused Whitley Branch to flood Route 730, 1.5 miles east of Staffordsville and Walker Creek to flood Route 100 in Bane. Thunderstorm rains also flooded and closed streets in South Boston. From Martinsville to 6 miles northwest of Martinsville, numerous small streams were out of their banks with several mudslides
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5243235). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Henry County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.