Aug 5, 2020
A stationary front, draped across the foothills and Piedmont and supported aloft by multiple waves of energy entering from the Tennessee Valley, provided the triggers for scattered slow-moving thunderstorms to develop during each afternoon across the mountains east of Interstate 81. Deep tropical moisture was in place across the region in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias. In addition, strong daytime heating provided the instability to allow storms to produce heavy rain, 2-4 inch per hour rai
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 915373). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Surry County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.