May 2, 2019
A few severe thunderstorms developed over southwest Virginia during the afternoon within a warm and humid air mass ahead of an advancing short-wave trough. The storms produced hail up to the size of quarters, damaging winds that blew down several trees, and lightning that set a house on fire and destroyed a transformer. Locally heavy rainfall of 3 to 4 inches in a few hours was also observed during the late afternoon along and near the Blue Ridge in parts of Franklin, Bedford and Botetourt coun
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 824511). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Franklin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.