FloodZoneMap.org

Flood — Spotsylvania, VA

Jun 23, 2018

Heavy rain on saturated soils during the evening of June 21st caused flooding. The heavy rains intensified overnight, causing both flooding and flash flooding early on the 22nd. Widespread flooding persisted throughout Northern Virginia throughout the day n the 22nd. Additional heavy rain during the evening of the 22nd caused more flooding which continued into the 23rd, and the combination of all the rain events created stream flooding that continued through the 24th.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 769095). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Spotsylvania, VA

This event is one of many recorded floods in Spotsylvania County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

View Spotsylvania County flood data →

More Flood Stories

Tropical Storm$10K damage

Spotsylvania, VA · Aug 4, 2020

Tropical Storm Isaias moved up the east coast, passing through southern Maryland on the morning of Tuesday, August 4th, 2020, spawning several tornadoes as well as flooding rain and tropical storm force winds.

Read the full account →
Flood$100K damage

Spotsylvania, VA · Sep 6, 1996

The rapid runoff produced by the heavy rains from Fran caused substantial, damaging, and in some cases record river flooding across much of the northern Virginia watershed from late on the 6th until early on the 10th.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$50K damage

Spotsylvania, VA · Sep 18, 2003

By 9 pm on September 18, a rain band associated with Isabel had set up over the Shenandoah Valley and showers were training southward into the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east side of Augusta County.

Read the full account →
Tropical Storm$10K damage

Spotsylvania, VA · Aug 27, 2011

Hurricane Irene tracked up the Mid-Atlantic Coast during the evening hours of the 27th through the early morning hours of the 28th. Irene passed by just to the east of Ocean City, Maryland during the early morning hours of the 28th.

Read the full account →