2,771 first-hand accounts of flood events in Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A potent longwave trough approached the area from the west on the 20th. Warm advection and strong moisture transport ahead of the mid-upper level wave led to a prolonged period of rainfall through the day as surface low pressure tracked from the FL Panhandle to WV by evening.
Read the full account →A potent longwave trough approached the area from the west on the 20th. Warm advection and strong moisture transport ahead of the mid-upper level wave led to a prolonged period of rainfall through the day as surface low pressure tracked from the FL Panhandle to WV by evening.
Read the full account →A potent longwave trough approached the area from the west on the 20th. Warm advection and strong moisture transport ahead of the mid-upper level wave led to a prolonged period of rainfall through the day as surface low pressure tracked from the FL Panhandle to WV by evening.
Read the full account →A potent longwave trough approached the area from the west on the 20th. Warm advection and strong moisture transport ahead of the mid-upper level wave led to a prolonged period of rainfall through the day as surface low pressure tracked from the FL Panhandle to WV by evening.
Read the full account →A potent longwave trough approached the area from the west on the 20th. Warm advection and strong moisture transport ahead of the mid-upper level wave led to a prolonged period of rainfall through the day as surface low pressure tracked from the FL Panhandle to WV by evening.
Read the full account →A weak surface boundary ahead of an approaching cold front spawned one severe thunderstorm causing tree damage in Charlotte County. Several other scattered thunderstorms developed across the Piedmont region, resulting in pockets of 2 to localized 4 inch amounts per radar…
Read the full account →A weak surface boundary ahead of an approaching cold front spawned one severe thunderstorm causing tree damage in Charlotte County. Several other scattered thunderstorms developed across the Piedmont region, resulting in pockets of 2 to localized 4 inch amounts per radar…
Read the full account →The center of Tropical Storm Isaias tracked north just inland of the Middle Atlantic Coast from late Monday night, August 3rd through Tuesday morning, August 4th.
Read the full account →The combination of strong high pressure over New England and low pressure over the southeast United States produced a persistent northeast or east wind into the James River.
Read the full account →The synoptic setup for this event featured an upper level ridge over the central U.S. with several strong short-waves topping the ridge and dropping southeast across the Ohio Valley toward the central Appalachians.
Read the full account →The synoptic setup for this event featured an upper level ridge over the central U.S. with several strong short-waves topping the ridge and dropping southeast across the Ohio Valley toward the central Appalachians.
Read the full account →The synoptic setup for this event featured an upper level ridge over the central U.S. with several strong short-waves topping the ridge and dropping southeast across the Ohio Valley toward the central Appalachians.
Read the full account →The synoptic setup for this event featured an upper level ridge over the central U.S. with several strong short-waves topping the ridge and dropping southeast across the Ohio Valley toward the central Appalachians.
Read the full account →An upper low became nearly stationary over the Ohio valley providing a favorable environment for showers to develop and track north across the area.
Read the full account →An upper low became nearly stationary over the Ohio valley providing a favorable environment for showers to develop and track north across the area.
Read the full account →An upper low became nearly stationary over the Ohio valley providing a favorable environment for showers to develop and track north across the area.
Read the full account →An upper low became nearly stationary over the Ohio valley providing a favorable environment for showers to develop and track north across the area.
Read the full account →An upper low became nearly stationary over the Ohio valley providing a favorable environment for showers to develop and track north across the area.
Read the full account →Hurricane Matthew tracked up the east coast October 7-9 producing mainly moderate rains across parts of the Blue Ridge and western piedmont counties in Virginia.
Read the full account →Hurricane Matthew tracked up the east coast October 7-9 producing mainly moderate rains across parts of the Blue Ridge and western piedmont counties in Virginia.
Read the full account →Hurricane Matthew tracked up the east coast October 7-9 producing mainly moderate rains across parts of the Blue Ridge and western piedmont counties in Virginia.
Read the full account →Hurricane Matthew tracked up the east coast October 7-9 producing mainly moderate rains across parts of the Blue Ridge and western piedmont counties in Virginia.
Read the full account →Hurricane Matthew tracked up the east coast October 7-9 producing mainly moderate rains across parts of the Blue Ridge and western piedmont counties in Virginia.
Read the full account →Scattered storms on the evening of the 26th saw a fairly isolated cell drift across parts of Campbell County. The core the heaviest rainfall moved over the Lynchburg Airport ASOS (LYH) and dropped 3.22 inches in two hours ending at 0300z (2200EST).
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