2,771 first-hand accounts of flood events in Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A southerly flow pumped in plenty of moisture from the Atlantic while a slow moving cold front approached from the west. Copious amounts of moisture ahead of the boundary led to showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A southerly flow pumped in plenty of moisture from the Atlantic while a slow moving cold front approached from the west. Copious amounts of moisture ahead of the boundary led to showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell during the evening and early overnight of May 16th in extreme northern Virginia, near Winchester. This heavy rain of 1-3 inches caused flooding in Clarke, Frederick, and Loudoun counties early on the 17th.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell during the evening and early overnight of May 16th in extreme northern Virginia, near Winchester. This heavy rain of 1-3 inches caused flooding in Clarke, Frederick, and Loudoun counties early on the 17th.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell during the evening and early overnight of May 16th in extreme northern Virginia, near Winchester. This heavy rain of 1-3 inches caused flooding in Clarke, Frederick, and Loudoun counties early on the 17th.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell during the evening and early overnight of May 16th in extreme northern Virginia, near Winchester. This heavy rain of 1-3 inches caused flooding in Clarke, Frederick, and Loudoun counties early on the 17th.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell during the evening and early overnight of May 16th in extreme northern Virginia, near Winchester. This heavy rain of 1-3 inches caused flooding in Clarke, Frederick, and Loudoun counties early on the 17th.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell during the evening and early overnight of May 16th in extreme northern Virginia, near Winchester. This heavy rain of 1-3 inches caused flooding in Clarke, Frederick, and Loudoun counties early on the 17th.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell during the evening and early overnight of May 16th in extreme northern Virginia, near Winchester. This heavy rain of 1-3 inches caused flooding in Clarke, Frederick, and Loudoun counties early on the 17th.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell during the evening and early overnight of May 16th in extreme northern Virginia, near Winchester. This heavy rain of 1-3 inches caused flooding in Clarke, Frederick, and Loudoun counties early on the 17th.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell during the evening and early overnight of May 16th in extreme northern Virginia, near Winchester. This heavy rain of 1-3 inches caused flooding in Clarke, Frederick, and Loudoun counties early on the 17th.
Read the full account →Evening convection redeveloped on the 16th with the Blue Ridge foothills and southside VA counties (Henry, Pittsylvania, Franklin and Halifax) once again receiving the bulk of the rainfall. Rainfall was estimated by radar at 1 to 2.5 inches in a few hours.
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 cold front slowly sagged southward through Maryland during the evening hours of May 15th. A line of storms spread ahead of this front, producing 1-2 inches of rain in parts of Loudoun, Fairfax, and Arlington Counties, and the City of Alexandria.
Read the full account →A cold front slowly sagged southward through Maryland during the evening hours of May 15th. A line of storms spread ahead of this front, producing 1-2 inches of rain in parts of Loudoun, Fairfax, and Arlington Counties, and the City of Alexandria.
Read the full account →A cold front slowly sagged southward through Maryland during the evening hours of May 15th. A line of storms spread ahead of this front, producing 1-2 inches of rain in parts of Loudoun, Fairfax, and Arlington Counties, and the City of Alexandria.
Read the full account →A cold front slowly sagged southward through Maryland during the evening hours of May 15th. A line of storms spread ahead of this front, producing 1-2 inches of rain in parts of Loudoun, Fairfax, and Arlington Counties, and the City of Alexandria.
Read the full account →A cold front slowly sagged southward through Maryland during the evening hours of May 15th. A line of storms spread ahead of this front, producing 1-2 inches of rain in parts of Loudoun, Fairfax, and Arlington Counties, and the City of Alexandria.
Read the full account →A cold front slowly sagged southward through Maryland during the evening hours of May 15th. A line of storms spread ahead of this front, producing 1-2 inches of rain in parts of Loudoun, Fairfax, and Arlington Counties, and the City of Alexandria.
Read the full account →A cold front slowly sagged southward through Maryland during the evening hours of May 15th. A line of storms spread ahead of this front, producing 1-2 inches of rain in parts of Loudoun, Fairfax, and Arlington Counties, and the City of Alexandria.
Read the full account →A potent upper-level low approached the area from the Mississippi Valley as low pressure developed along the North Carolina coastline and moved north.
Read the full account →A potent upper-level low approached the area from the Mississippi Valley as low pressure developed along the North Carolina coastline and moved north.
Read the full account →A potent upper-level low approached the area from the Mississippi Valley as low pressure developed along the North Carolina coastline and moved north.
Read the full account →A deep trough and associated surface low tracked into the Ohio Valley late on the 19th. A large shield of warm advection precipitation moved over the area late on the 19th into the early 20th.
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