Jan 8, 1998
Heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms during the early morning hours on the 8th produced damaging winds and flash flooding.Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines in Galax. Flash flooding in Pulaski County resulted in the closing of route 693 near Allisonia and the flooding of Big Reed Island Creek and Little Reed Island Creek. Little Stoney and Big Stoney Creeks in Giles County, Little Reed Island Creek in Wythe County, Masons Creek 3 miles south of Bennett Springs in Roanoke County, Craig
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5630995). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rockbridge County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.