May 5, 2017
A significant hydrologic event took place May 4-5 as an upper level low tracked across the Tennessee Valley and pushed a complex frontal system through the region overnight. Deep layer moisture transport from the Gulf of Mexico and low level southeast flow led to atmospheric saturation. In addition, strong jet dynamics and diffluence aloft, along with upslope flow, led to heavy rain along and east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 24-hour rainfall totals ranged from 3-5 inches along the Blue Ridge a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 700622). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Patrick County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.