Mar 20, 1998
An area of deep low pressure over the southeastern U.S. moved slowly into the southern middle Atlantic region over a 24-hour period, then off the coast by evening of the 21st. The low, which entrained deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, aided in dumping storm total rainfall of 1 1/2 to 2 inches in the piedmont, with 2 to 3 inches in the Shenandoah Mountains and the Blue Ridge. The rain, falling onto saturated soil during a winter of wet weather, produced widespread small stream and creek f
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5632850). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rappahannock County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.