2,771 first-hand accounts of flood events in Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
In the midst of a passing upper level disturbance and nearby surface boundary, the afternoon of September 9th observed strong to severe thunderstorms in southwest Virginia.
Read the full account →Rainfall was moderate to heavy across much of south central and southwest Virginia from May 23-25. Storm total rain amounts ranged widely, from 1 to 6+ inches.
Read the full account →An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.
Read the full account →Widespread rainfall associated with a deep low pressure system and associated cold front occurred across the Piedmont region from late in the evening on the 27th through late morning on the 28th.
Read the full account →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 →Hurricane Michael made landfall along the Florida panhandle as major hurricane (Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale) on Wednesday afternoon, October 10th, 2018, then tracked northeastward with the northern portion of the storm circulation tracking across portions of…
Read the full account →Hurricane Isabel was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with frequent gusts to hurricane force occurred over Eastern Virginia, along and near the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coastal Waters.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A slow moving cluster of thunderstorms that lasted just over an hour passed near the City of Galax and the community of Fries in the evening of the 23rd.
Read the full account →An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.
Read the full account →Hurricane Isabel was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with frequent gusts to hurricane force occurred over Eastern Virginia, along and near the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coastal Waters.
Read the full account →Slow-moving or stationary storms during the afternoon over a small part of Roanoke County and City produced severe flash flooding mainly confined to the Mudlick Creek basin, a small tributary of the Roanoke River.
Read the full account →A strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13. The heavy rains resulted from a deep plume of tropical moisture lifted northward ahead of the cold front.
Read the full account →One of the most significant flooding events in years occurred during November 11th and 12th, given both the amounts of rainfall and the footprint where flooding occurred.
Read the full account →Hurricane Floyd was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with gusts to near hurricane force occurred over the northwest quadrant of the storm over interior portions of northeast North Carolina and along…
Read the full account →Nighttime storms with heavy downpours formed across portions of the Blue Ridge and foothills including the Roanoke metro area. Several reports of flash flooding in and around Roanoke were received.
Read the full account →Strong storms with heavy rainfall developed in the late afternoon across parts of the New River Valley including Pulaski, Montgomery and the City of Radford.
Read the full account →Hurricane Michael made landfall along the Florida panhandle as major hurricane (Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale) on Wednesday afternoon, October 10th, 2018, then tracked northeastward with the northern portion of the storm circulation tracking across portions of…
Read the full account →One of the most significant flooding events in years occurred during November 11th and 12th, given both the amounts of rainfall and the footprint where flooding occurred.
Read the full account →An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.
Read the full account →A strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13. The heavy rains resulted from a deep plume of tropical moisture lifted northward ahead of the cold front.
Read the full account →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 →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 →Hurricane Isabel was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with frequent gusts to hurricane force occurred over Eastern Virginia, along and near the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coastal Waters.
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