2,771 first-hand accounts of flood events in Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
An upper-level trough and cold front progressed from the Great Lakes region into the Mid-Atlantic on July 1. Numerous thunderstorms moved into central Virginia in the afternoon and evening hours.
Read the full account →Widespread severe weather impacted the area. A strong upper level trough approaching from the west provided strong winds aloft, and a weak upper level low pressure system moved across during the afternoon hours setting off scattered thunderstorms.
Read the full account →During the days prior to June 6th, the area received two to four inches of rain. On the 6th and 7th, additional rain fall in advance of an approaching cold front and coincident to the cold frontal passage.
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 →Scattered thunderstorms spread eastward from a strong mesoscale system over Kentucky and Tennessee in the early evening and continued for several hours.
Read the full account →A cluster of late morning showers and thunderstorms caused local rain amounts around 3 inches in a few hours across portions of Dickenson County. The usual ponding of water and overflowing ditch lines occurred in various locations throughout the county.
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 →A late-summer hot and humid airmass was in place across most of Virginia on August 14. Additionally, a slow-moving cold front stalled over central and southeast Virginia in the afternoon, supporting thunderstorms with heavy rain and flash flooding in southeast Virginia during…
Read the full account →A late-summer hot and humid airmass was in place across most of Virginia on August 14. Additionally, a slow-moving cold front stalled over central and southeast Virginia in the afternoon, supporting thunderstorms with heavy rain and flash flooding in southeast Virginia during…
Read the full account →A late-summer hot and humid airmass was in place across most of Virginia on August 14. Additionally, a slow-moving cold front stalled over central and southeast Virginia in the afternoon, supporting thunderstorms with heavy rain and flash flooding in southeast Virginia during…
Read the full account →A late-summer hot and humid airmass was in place across most of Virginia on August 14. Additionally, a slow-moving cold front stalled over central and southeast Virginia in the afternoon, supporting thunderstorms with heavy rain and flash flooding in southeast Virginia during…
Read the full account →A late-summer hot and humid airmass was in place across most of Virginia on August 14. Additionally, a slow-moving cold front stalled over central and southeast Virginia in the afternoon, supporting thunderstorms with heavy rain and flash flooding in southeast Virginia during…
Read the full account →A late-summer hot and humid airmass was in place across most of Virginia on August 14. Additionally, a slow-moving cold front stalled over central and southeast Virginia in the afternoon, supporting thunderstorms with heavy rain and flash flooding in southeast Virginia during…
Read the full account →A late-summer hot and humid airmass was in place across most of Virginia on August 14. Additionally, a slow-moving cold front stalled over central and southeast Virginia in the afternoon, supporting thunderstorms with heavy rain and flash flooding in southeast Virginia during…
Read the full account →A lee surface trough was situated across the Mid-Atlantic on July 8. Loosely organized storms developed in the afternoon, persisting into the evening hours.
Read the full account →A lee surface trough was situated across the Mid-Atlantic on July 8. Loosely organized storms developed in the afternoon, persisting into the evening hours.
Read the full account →A lee surface trough was situated across the Mid-Atlantic on July 8. Loosely organized storms developed in the afternoon, persisting into the evening hours.
Read the full account →A lee surface trough was situated across the Mid-Atlantic on July 8. Loosely organized storms developed in the afternoon, persisting into the evening hours.
Read the full account →A slow-moving frontal boundary and interaction with abundant tropical moisture produced widespread heavy rains. Rainfall amounts of 4 inches to as much as a 12 inches caused flooding along several creeks and streams. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding with high water.
Read the full account →An intense low pressure system off the North Carolina coast combined with an upper level cutoff low to provide very strong winds, heavy rains, and moderate coastal flooding across portions of eastern and southeast Virginia from late Tuesday November 21st into Thursday afternoon…
Read the full account →A slow-moving frontal boundary and the interaction with abundant tropical moisture resulted in a flash flood. The flash flood began with the collapse of an underground culvert at 817 Spruce Street in Martinsville.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure moved across the Outer Banks and out to sea on the night of November 14 into November 15. Winds became northwest as the low moved offshore on November 15, pushing water into the eastern side of the Chesapeake Bay.
Read the full account →Heavy thunderstorm rains during the afternoon of the 4th produced flash flooding and damaging winds.Heavy thunderstorm rains caused Apple Branch to flood onto Route 58 in Danville, closing the westbound lane with up to 3 feet of water and caused Sandy Creek to flood and close…
Read the full account →An area of low pressure moved across the Outer Banks and out to sea on the night of November 14 into November 15. Winds became northeast ahead of the low and northwest behind the low as it moved offshore on November 15.
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