Jun 16, 1998
Thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening hours on the 16th produced flash flooding, hail up to two inches in diameter, and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds broke off large tree limbs eight miles southwest of New Castle, knocked down several trees two miles west of Bland and two and a half miles west of Selma, toppled trees and broke off large limbs in Ararat, knocked down power poles and downed a large tree in Catawba, downed a large tree in Lexington crushing a car, and downed a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5651825). 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.