2,771 first-hand accounts of flood events in Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 Irene tracked up the Mid-Atlantic Coast during the evening hours of the 27th through the early morning hours of the 28th. Irene passed by just to the east of Ocean City, Maryland during the early morning hours of the 28th.
Read the full account →Very heavy rain from Hurricane Floyd produced widespread flooding and flash flooding across much of central and eastern Virginia, and northeast North Carolina.
Read the full account →By 9 pm on September 18, a rain band associated with Isabel had set up over the Shenandoah Valley and showers were training southward into the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east side of Augusta County.
Read the full account →Very heavy rain from Hurricane Floyd produced widespread flooding and flash flooding across much of central and eastern Virginia, and northeast North Carolina.
Read the full account →Moderate to heavy rainfall late on the 18th and on the 19th resulted in flash flooding and small stream flooding. In addition, an isolated severe thunderstorm knocked down large tree limbs in Huddleston.Runoff from heavy rainfall resulted in numerous creeks and streams out of…
Read the full account →Moderate to heavy rainfall late on the 18th and on the 19th resulted in flash flooding and small stream flooding. In addition, an isolated severe thunderstorm knocked down large tree limbs in Huddleston.Runoff from heavy rainfall resulted in numerous creeks and streams out of…
Read the full account →Dickenson County was on the northern fringe of an area of heavy rain that hit Tennessee, southeast Kentucky, and southwest Virginia late on Sunday the 17th and into the early morning hours of Monday the 18th.
Read the full account →Two day rain totals of 3 to 4.5 inches accumulated from the 14th into the 16th. Grundy had 4.3 inches, Hurley had 3.7 inches, and Clintwood measured 3.3 inches. Small streams flooded or washed out roads late on the 15th into the 16th. Mud slides occurred on steep slopes.
Read the full account →The track of Tropical Storm Fran from south-central through western Virginia allowed gusty southeast winds at and just above the surface to channel water up the Chesapeake Bay and its main tributaries.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Fran moved from near Danville around dawn on the 6th to Hot Springs by early afternoon. The storm weakened to a depression around this time, moving north of the state by mid-evening.
Read the full account →Widespread flooding occurred across Southwest Virginia with four to seven inches of rain reported in 24 hours. This event produced flash flooding, mudslides, and flooding on several major rivers including the Clinch and Powell Rivers.
Read the full account →A very wet pattern developed in the days leading up to and through Christmas beginning around the 21st. A deep southerly flow between a trough over the western U.S.
Read the full account →One of the most high-impact flood/flash flooding episodes in recent years in the Blacksburg Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) developed over a several day period but culminated September 29th.
Read the full account →One of the most high-impact flood/flash flooding episodes in recent years in the Blacksburg Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) developed over a several day period but culminated September 29th.
Read the full account →Heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms during the early morning hours on the 8th produced damaging winds and flash flooding.Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines in Galax.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system off the North Carolina coast coupled with an upper level cutoff low to dump intense rainfall across portions of southeast Virginia.
Read the full account →Hurricane Irene tracked up the Mid-Atlantic Coast during the evening hours of the 27th through the early morning hours of the 28th. Irene passed by just to the east of Ocean City, Maryland during the early morning hours of the 28th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Irene tracked up the Mid-Atlantic Coast during the evening hours of the 27th through the early morning hours of the 28th. Irene passed by just to the east of Ocean City, Maryland during the early morning hours of the 28th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Irene tracked up the Mid-Atlantic Coast during the evening hours of the 27th through the early morning hours of the 28th. Irene passed by just to the east of Ocean City, Maryland during the early morning hours of the 28th.
Read the full account →Tides of 4 to 5 feet above normal...combined with 6 to 8 foot waves caused significant damage to homes, piers, bulkheads, boats, and marinas across portions of the Virginia's Northern Neck and Eastern Shore near the Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean and adjacent tributaries.
Read the full account →Strong daytime heating and weak upper level winds combined to produce spotty and slow-moving afternoon showers and thunderstorms, a few of which became strong to severe.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall during the afternoon and evening hours on the 1st resulted in flash flooding.Runoff from rainfall resulted in several mudslides in Alleghany County, flooded several roads 5 miles north-northwest of Cave Spring, flooded roads and resulted in 4 to 5 inches of water…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms during the late morning and afternoon hours produced a tornado, flash flooding, hail up to golfball size, and damaging winds.From the same storm that produced two tornadoes in North Carolina, a tornado formed about 2 miles west of Sandy Level in extreme…
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