Aug 1, 2020
The flooding on the James River at Columbia finally fell below flood stage at the end of August while the flooding continued at Stratford into September. The James River at Columbia had been above flood stage since April 2nd of 2019 for a total of 518 days or for 17 months. The previous record of continuous days above flood stage was 266 days in 2011.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 918607). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Brown County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.