Feb 10, 2018
At 500 MB, a strong western Atlantic high pressure ridge and a deep low pressure trough over the High Plains were denoted at the surface by a slow-moving cold front over the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys. This resulted in unseasonably warm and humid conditions across east Tennessee and southwest Virginia, and widespread heavy rains.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 735703). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wise County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.