May 22, 2001
Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 22nd produced damaging winds, flash flooding, damaging lightning, and hail up to quarter size.Thunderstorm winds downed large trees in Richlands, Wytheville, Bland, Pulaski, Pembroke, Blacksburg, Cambria, Check, Lexington, Burnt Chimney, Moneta, Bedford, across Craig County, and onto Route 11 in TroutvilleThunderstorm winds also downed large trees 10 miles west of Independence, in Dublin, damaging a porch, in Roanoke, some onto vehicles, onto Route 58, s
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5243462). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Alleghany County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.