Aug 21, 2017
An isolated storm produced 2 to 3.5 inches of rain in about one hour during the evening of the August 21st over the town of Bedford and several small stream basins in central Bedford County. The Bedford COOP (BDFV2) site located just north of the core of heaviest rainfall, had a 24-hour total of 3.30��� ending at 12z on the 22nd. This was the 9th highest 1-day August rainfall at this site with sporadic records dating back to 1893.|Several flood reports from the area were received.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 720908). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bedford County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.