2,771 first-hand accounts of flood events in Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Slow-moving thunderstorms containing tropical moisture dumped additional heavy rain onto saturated ground. Widespread flooding was observed in Madison and Greene Counties.
Read the full account →Heavy thunderstorm rains during the late evening of the 8th and early morning of the 9th resulted in flash flooding.Thunderstorm rains caused flash flooding and closed numerous roads in Martinsville and Danville.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms during the morning and afternoon hours on the 2nd produced hail up to golf ball size, damaging lightning, and flash flooding.A lightning strike destroyed two transformers in Pulaski.Heavy rainfall flooded some roads in Pulaski and damaged roads and fences and…
Read the full account →An unusually intense squall line, feeding on an unseasonably warm moist tropical air mass, dumped an estimated 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain in a two-hour period during the mid and late morning of the 19th, causing widespread flash flooding.
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 →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 →An area of low pressure moving over West Virginia pushed a strong cold front through the region during the early morning hours of March 5th. This front triggered several strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds as well as heavy rain.
Read the full account →Hurricane and Tropical Storm Dennis produced one of the most prolonged periods of tropical cyclone related conditions across eastern Virginia, from August 30th through September 5th. The highest sustained wind speed recorded was 52 mph at Langley Air Force Base (LFI).
Read the full account →Hurricane and Tropical Storm Dennis produced one of the most prolonged periods of tropical cyclone related conditions across eastern Virginia, from August 30th through September 5th. The highest sustained wind speed recorded was 52 mph at Langley Air Force Base (LFI).
Read the full account →Hurricane and Tropical Storm Dennis produced one of the most prolonged periods of tropical cyclone related conditions across eastern Virginia, from August 30th through September 5th. The highest sustained wind speed recorded was 52 mph at Langley Air Force Base (LFI).
Read the full account →Hurricane Irene was an intensifying Category 1 hurricane at the time of closest approach to the Wakefield county warning area during the overnight hours of Monday October 18th.
Read the full account →Training thunderstorms dumped at least 3.3 inches of rain in a four-hour period, causing several instances of flash flooding. Several drivers were trapped in their vehicles near Leesburg. A main thoroughfare in eastern Loudoun Co was partially eroded by heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →The combination of light east and southeast winds in the mid to upper Chesapeake Bay and continued long period swell was allowing water to become trapped in the bay. In addition, tidal anomalies were a bit above +2.0 ft in these areas.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary front across western Virginia, combined with|abundant moisture, helped to generate widespread showers and thunderstorms. A few of the thunderstorms increased to severe levels and produced damaging winds.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary front across western Virginia, combined with|abundant moisture, helped to generate widespread showers and thunderstorms. A few of the thunderstorms increased to severe levels and produced damaging winds.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary front across western Virginia, combined with|abundant moisture, helped to generate widespread showers and thunderstorms. A few of the thunderstorms increased to severe levels and produced damaging winds.
Read the full account →Low- and mid-level flow of deep moisture, overrunning a chilly surface air mass, produced a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain across north central Virginia during the morning of the 23rd.
Read the full account →Low- and mid-level flow of deep moisture, overrunning a chilly surface air mass, produced a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain across north central Virginia during the morning of the 23rd.
Read the full account →A fairly intense and slow-moving nor'easter produced a large area of moderate to heavy rains across central and northeastern Virginia beginning late on the 27th and continuing through late afternoon on the 28th.
Read the full account →A fairly intense and slow-moving nor'easter produced a large area of moderate to heavy rains across central and northeastern Virginia beginning late on the 27th and continuing through late afternoon on the 28th.
Read the full account →The combination of strong high pressure over eastern Canada and weak low pressure off the southern New England coast, resulted in prolonged northeast, east and southeast winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the Virginia Northern Neck…
Read the full account →A deep upper-level trough moved slowly across the central and eastern U.S. drawing abundant moisture northward. At the same time, a complex frontal boundary with several waves of low pressure brought repeated rounds of heavy rainfall to the region.
Read the full account →Late afternoon thunderstorms developed along the southwest Virginia Blue Ridge and drifted southward into the foothills and piedmont producing intense rainfall over fairly saturated ground and causing some significant flash flooding and debris flows in parts of Franklin, Floyd…
Read the full account →Late afternoon thunderstorms developed along the southwest Virginia Blue Ridge and drifted southward into the foothills and piedmont producing intense rainfall over fairly saturated ground and causing some significant flash flooding and debris flows in parts of Franklin, Floyd…
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