Jun 2, 1997
Thunderstorms during the morning and afternoon hours on the 2nd produced hail up to golf ball size, damaging lightning, and flash flooding.A lightning strike destroyed two transformers in Pulaski.Heavy rainfall flooded some roads in Pulaski and damaged roads and fences and washed a vehicle a considerable distance downstream 3 miles north-northwest of Patterson.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5606079). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wythe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.