Mar 20, 2003
A period of very heavy rain produced flash flooding during the morning on the 20th. In Monroeton three cars were washed off of Route 158, in East Bend a portion of Route 67 was washed out, and many roads were closed due to flash flooding countywide across Caswell, Stokes, and Surry counties.A prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain on the 20th caused small stream and urban flooding in Surry, Stokes, Wilkes, and Yadking counties. Numerous roads were flooded and closed.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5345685). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rockingham County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.