2,771 first-hand accounts of flood events in Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
An approaching cold front brought thunderstorms with widespread showers and pockets of heavy rainfall from mid to late morning on the 27th and continuing into the early evening.
Read the full account →As Hurricane Isabel weakened to a tropical storm, winds were sustained during the mid afternoon and early evening at up to 50 to 60 mph with gusts near 70 mph.
Read the full account →Training thunderstorms, aided by an impressive rapid return of tropical moisture ahead of a surface pressure trough, produced a deluge of an estimated 3 to 4 inches of rain in northern Shenandoah Co, causing localized dangerous flash flooding.
Read the full account →A strong closed upper level low pressure moved across the Ohio valley, producing a variety of extreme weather across southwest Virginia. In advance of this system,|strong southeast winds produced wind damage across the higher elevations.
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 →Tropical Storm Hermine moving northeast along the Southeast Coast then off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced tropical storm force winds, minor to moderate coastal flooding, and locally heavy rainfall across portions of Hampton Roads, the Middle Peninsula, and the Virginia Eastern…
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Hermine moving northeast along the Southeast Coast then off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced tropical storm force winds, minor to moderate coastal flooding, and locally heavy rainfall across portions of Hampton Roads, the Middle Peninsula, and the Virginia Eastern…
Read the full account →A strong closed upper level low pressure moved across the Ohio valley, producing a variety of extreme weather across southwest Virginia. In advance of this system,|strong southeast winds produced wind damage across the higher elevations.
Read the full account →Training thunderstorms dropped an estimated 4 1/2 to 6 inches of rain onto previously saturated soil, producing widespread flooding. Mud and rock slides were common along federal highway 220, and other large rocks were found on local route 678.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening hours on the 16th produced flash flooding, hail up to two inches in diameter, and damaging winds.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 22nd produced damaging winds, flash flooding, damaging lightning, and hail up to quarter size.Thunderstorm winds downed large trees in Richlands, Wytheville, Bland, Pulaski, Pembroke, Blacksburg, Cambria, Check, Lexington, Burnt Chimney,…
Read the full account →Heavy rains during the 18th caused major flash flooding. In Tazewell County numerous roads were flooded and washed out, 42 homes suffered major damage with 50 people evacuated. Several cars were washed away.
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 →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 →City of Salem roads were closed from high waters. Several roads in western Roanoke county were covered with water including Harborwood, Gladden, West River and West Riverside.
Read the full account →A weak cold front settled over the Mid Atlantic between June 23 and June 27. Waves of low pressure rode northeast along the front. Flow in the atmosphere was parallel to the boundary, producing several rounds of persistent showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →On the 25th of September, a powerful area of low pressure was located over the southeastern U.S. Several weak centers of low pressure formed over the Gulf Coast area from the 26th to 28th and pushed northeast along a stationary boundary bringing very high moisture from the Gulf…
Read the full account →On the 25th of September, a powerful area of low pressure was located over the southeastern U.S. Several weak centers of low pressure formed over the Gulf Coast area from the 26th to 28th and pushed northeast along a stationary boundary bringing very high moisture from the Gulf…
Read the full account →There was no substantial change in the setup conducive to heavy rainfall on the 11th with extremely high moisture (PWAT in excess of 2���), increasing afternoon instability and periodic impulses providing lift.
Read the full account →A very moist air mass persisted across the region. Precipitable water values remained near 2.0 inches. A frontal boundary was stalled just to the west of the area. Just as was the case on the 8th, scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours.
Read the full account →An upper low positioned over the Tennessee Valley, with numerous shortwaves rotating through it, brought several rounds of showers and thunderstorms to the area for a few days. Surface low pressure over the Midwest also helped to prompt the development of thunderstorms.
Read the full account →An upper low positioned over the Tennessee Valley, with numerous shortwaves rotating through it, brought several rounds of showers and thunderstorms to the area for a few days. Surface low pressure over the Midwest also helped to prompt the development of thunderstorms.
Read the full account →An upper low positioned over the Tennessee Valley, with numerous shortwaves rotating through it, brought several rounds of showers and thunderstorms to the area for a few days. Surface low pressure over the Midwest also helped to prompt the development of thunderstorms.
Read the full account →An upper low positioned over the Tennessee Valley, with numerous shortwaves rotating through it, brought several rounds of showers and thunderstorms to the area for a few days. Surface low pressure over the Midwest also helped to prompt the development of thunderstorms.
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