Apr 1, 2017
Following heavy rainfall on March 31, several creeks and streams remained above bankfull April 1st, and into the 3nd. The West Fork of Duck Creek at Macksburg in Washington County, Monday Creek at Doanville in Athens County, and Raccoon Creek at Bolins Mills in Vinton County were all out of their banks early on the 1st. Flooding lingered along Raccoon Creek into the early morning hours on the 3rd.||The Shade River at Chester in Meigs County briefly rose out of its banks as other streams began
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 678453). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Vinton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.