Feb 17, 1998
Heavy rainfall during the morning and afternoon hours on the 17th resulted in flash flooding and urban/small stream flooding in portions of southwest Virginia.In Rockbridge County, the South River flooded route 608 one mile southwest of Riverside and just north of Vesuvius. A house was flooded and damaged about 6 miles west-southwest of Cave Springs in Roanoke County. In Pittsylvania County, 16 roads were closed because creeks and streams were out of their banks.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5635365). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Roanoke County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.