May 18, 2017
The evening of May 18th saw one of the more impressive flash flood events of the month as several strong to severe thunderstorms tracked across eastern Carroll County, VA. Several rounds of very heavy rainfall were observed across the Big Reed Island Creek watershed between Dugspur and Hillsville with various radar estimates of about 4 to 6+ inches of rain in about 3 hours. No rain gages were available in this area to provide a check on the radar estimates, but both Dual-Pol and Multi-Radar/Mul
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 700765). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Carroll County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.