2,771 first-hand accounts of flood events in Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →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 →Tropical Cyclone Sandy moving northward well off the Mid Atlantic Coast then northwest into extreme southern New Jersey produced very strong northeast winds followed by very strong west or northwest winds.
Read the full account →Tropical Cyclone Sandy moving northward well off the Mid Atlantic Coast then northwest into extreme southern New Jersey produced very strong northeast winds followed by very strong west or northwest winds.
Read the full account →Tropical Cyclone Sandy moving northward well off the Mid Atlantic Coast then northwest into extreme southern New Jersey produced very strong northeast winds followed by very strong west or northwest winds.
Read the full account →Minor flooding occurred on the Clinch River on the 15th through the 16th. At Richlands, the river crested at 11.6 feet on the 16th. About 35 people had to be evacuated from there homes.
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 →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 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 →Isolated storms produced some brief heavy rainfall on the afternoon of the 15th including a storm over the City of Roanoke that dropped 1 to 2 inches in less than 1 hour right over the urban center in mid-afternoon.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced flash flooding and hail up to half dollar size during the morning of the 10th. In the western part of Smyth County, Sulphur Creek flooded and resulted in the closing of several roads in Chilhowie.
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 →Thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 21st produced damaging wind, hail up to 1 1/4 inches in diameter, and flash flooding.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Lynch Station, trees in the City of Martinsville damaging a house, and downed large tree limbs and caused…
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 →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 →Thunderstorms during the late evening of the 22nd, into early morning of the 23rd produced a couple of tornados, flash flooding, small stream flooding, and damaging winds.A tornado developed in a cornfield about 2 miles south-southwest of Crystal Hill in Halifax County, and…
Read the full account →Heavy rain over a long period of time caused small stream and urban flooding. A man who had been rescued once from the North Fork of the Roanoke River, returned to his truck with his father, and attempted to recover items from the truck.
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 major storm affected the eastern U.S. during the period of November 30 - December 1 as a powerful upper low and surface system moved into the Great Lakes proving an extended period of deep southerly flow across the region.
Read the full account →A major storm affected the eastern U.S. during the period of November 30 - December 1 as a powerful upper low and surface system moved into the Great Lakes proving an extended period of deep southerly flow across the region.
Read the full account →An unseasonably strong upper trough was deepening across the central U.S. A cold front was approaching southwest Virginia from the west. Very moist tropical air was present across the region once again as this event unfolded, with precipitable water values once again near or…
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