May 18, 1999
On the evening of the 18th, thunderstorms produced very heavy rain resulting in flash flooding. In Christiansburg, police reported several roads flooded and under 8 to 10 inches of water, and A Crab Creek tributary flooded onto Water Street, with flood waters entering a house through its basement windows. An NWS employee reported flooding on Route 460 in Blacksburg.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5694945). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Montgomery County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.