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Virginia Flood Stories

2,771 first-hand accounts of flood events in Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Tropical Storm

Middlesex, VA · Sep 6, 2008

Tropical Storm Hanna affected much of central and eastern Virginia during Saturday, September 6th. Storm total rainfall ranged from around one inch to just below five inches.

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Coastal Flood

Virginia Beach, VA · Sep 23, 2023

Tropical Storm Ophelia tracked northward across east central North Carolina and up through central Virginia from early Saturday morning, September 23rd into early Sunday morning, September 24th.

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Flood

Shenandoah, VA · Aug 12, 1996

Low pressure moving across the southeast U.S. produced a shield of moderate overrunning rainfall over the Middle Atlantic region. In parts of the Shenandoah Valley, where upsloping easterly winds enhanced the rainfall totals, sporadic flooding occurred.

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Flash Flood

Bath, VA · Feb 28, 2021

Multiple waves of energy passing along a stalled frontal boundary near the Ohio River resulted in several rounds of prolonged and, at times, heavy rain across the northern half of Bath County.

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Flash Flood

Bedford, VA · Jun 13, 2021

Slow-moving thunderstorms trained across southern Highland County, forming in an environment of CAPE exceeding 2,500 J/Kg and Precipitable Water of around 1.5 inches.

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Flash Flood

Bedford, VA · Jun 13, 2021

Slow-moving thunderstorms trained across southern Highland County, forming in an environment of CAPE exceeding 2,500 J/Kg and Precipitable Water of around 1.5 inches.

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Flash Flood

Bedford, VA · Jun 11, 2021

Widely scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of June 11th in an environment of strong afternoon heating as temperatures warmed into the low to mid 80s ahead of a backdoor cold front draped across northern Virginia.

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Flash Flood

Pittsylvania, VA · Jun 11, 2021

Widely scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of June 11th in an environment of strong afternoon heating as temperatures warmed into the low to mid 80s ahead of a backdoor cold front draped across northern Virginia.

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Flash Flood

Appomattox, VA · Jun 11, 2021

Widely scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of June 11th in an environment of strong afternoon heating as temperatures warmed into the low to mid 80s ahead of a backdoor cold front draped across northern Virginia.

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Flash Flood

Smyth, VA · Jul 11, 2021

Widely scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening of July 11th. A few of the storms proved capable of producing sporadic damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall, supported by strong instability with CAPE values reaching as high as 2,000 J/Kg across the…

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, VA · Jul 1, 2021

Despite prolonged periods of dry weather before the event, deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico pooled across the lower Mid-Atlantic ahead of an approaching cold front.

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Flash Flood

Patrick, VA · Sep 21, 2021

Deep tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas was lifted northward ahead of a strong cold front. Precipitable water values ranging from 1.9 to 2.2 inches were carried into southern Virginia during the evening of the 21st.

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Flash Flood

Patrick, VA · Sep 21, 2021

Deep tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas was lifted northward ahead of a strong cold front. Precipitable water values ranging from 1.9 to 2.2 inches were carried into southern Virginia during the evening of the 21st.

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Flash Flood

Lexington (c), VA · Sep 22, 2021

Deep tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas was lifted northward ahead of a strong cold front. Precipitable water values ranging from 1.9 to 2.2 inches were carried into southern Virginia during the evening of the 21st.

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Flash Flood

Botetourt, VA · Sep 22, 2021

Deep tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas was lifted northward ahead of a strong cold front. Precipitable water values ranging from 1.9 to 2.2 inches were carried into southern Virginia during the evening of the 21st.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, VA · Sep 22, 2021

Deep tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas was lifted northward ahead of a strong cold front. Precipitable water values ranging from 1.9 to 2.2 inches were carried into southern Virginia during the evening of the 21st.

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Flash Flood

Bedford, VA · Sep 22, 2021

Deep tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas was lifted northward ahead of a strong cold front. Precipitable water values ranging from 1.9 to 2.2 inches were carried into southern Virginia during the evening of the 21st.

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Flash Flood

Botetourt, VA · Sep 22, 2021

Deep tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas was lifted northward ahead of a strong cold front. Precipitable water values ranging from 1.9 to 2.2 inches were carried into southern Virginia during the evening of the 21st.

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Flash Flood

Botetourt, VA · Sep 22, 2021

Deep tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas was lifted northward ahead of a strong cold front. Precipitable water values ranging from 1.9 to 2.2 inches were carried into southern Virginia during the evening of the 21st.

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Flash Flood

Botetourt, VA · Sep 22, 2021

Deep tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas was lifted northward ahead of a strong cold front. Precipitable water values ranging from 1.9 to 2.2 inches were carried into southern Virginia during the evening of the 21st.

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Flood

Bath, VA · Jun 13, 2021

Slow-moving thunderstorms trained across southern Highland County, forming in an environment of CAPE exceeding 2,500 J/Kg and Precipitable Water of around 1.5 inches.

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Flood

Roanoke (c), VA · May 4, 2021

A large thunderstorm complex moved east from the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys across southwest Virginia. The system caused dozens of trees to be toppled across the region.

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Flood

Tazewell, VA · Mar 1, 2021

Multiple days of rainfall, which was heavy at times, produced saturated soils across much of Tazewell County, especially across the headwaters of the Clinch River.

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Flood

Pittsylvania, VA · Jun 11, 2021

Widely scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of June 11th in an environment of strong afternoon heating as temperatures warmed into the low to mid 80s ahead of a backdoor cold front draped across northern Virginia.

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