2,771 first-hand accounts of flood events in Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the area on the 22nd before passing through on the 23rd. A deep southerly flow allowed for tropical moisture to move into the area ahead of the boundary.
Read the full account →Isolated flash flooding was reported in western Virginia early on the 27th. The most serious flooding occurred in southern Augusta Co, where high water was reported in low-lying areas, and 15 secondary roads were closed.
Read the full account →A cluster of thunderstorms developed in the late evening hours of May 16th over parts of Bath County. These slow-moving storms dropped very heavy rain of 2 to 4 inches in just a few hours per radar estimates and rain gages.
Read the full account →A cluster of thunderstorms developed in the late evening hours of May 16th over parts of Bath County. These slow-moving storms dropped very heavy rain of 2 to 4 inches in just a few hours per radar estimates and rain gages.
Read the full account →A shortwave trough progressing through in westerly flow aloft, coupled with a southward surging surface boundary, intensifying low-level jet, and precipitable water values around 1.5 inches resulted in heavy rainfall across Northern Virginia.
Read the full account →A coastal low formed along the North Carolina coast and tracked northward toward the Delmarva on the 21st. Heavy rainfall spread northward in advance of the low and then wrapped around the backside of the low as it tracked further north.
Read the full account →A coastal low formed along the North Carolina coast and tracked northward toward the Delmarva on the 21st. Heavy rainfall spread northward in advance of the low and then wrapped around the backside of the low as it tracked further north.
Read the full account →A coastal low formed along the North Carolina coast and tracked northward toward the Delmarva on the 21st. Heavy rainfall spread northward in advance of the low and then wrapped around the backside of the low as it tracked further north.
Read the full account →A coastal low formed along the North Carolina coast and tracked northward toward the Delmarva on the 21st. Heavy rainfall spread northward in advance of the low and then wrapped around the backside of the low as it tracked further north.
Read the full account →A coastal low formed along the North Carolina coast and tracked northward toward the Delmarva on the 21st. Heavy rainfall spread northward in advance of the low and then wrapped around the backside of the low as it tracked further north.
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