Feb 17, 1998
Intensifying low pressure, containing abundant moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, moved along the Appalachian Mountains during the late morning and afternoon of the 17th. The system, which entrained tropical air, dumped between 1 and 2 inches of rain in valleys and between 3 and 3 1/2 inches in the mountains. The rain, falling onto saturated soil from previous storms, caused minor flooding of creeks and streams in portions of the western Virginia piedmont and the Shenandoah Valley. There was
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5635645). 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.