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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.

Flash Flood

Carroll, VA · Oct 29, 2020

Tropical Storm Zeta passed quickly across the lower mid-Atlantic region on the morning of the 29th, but still brought 2-3 inches of rainfall to the foothills of the Blue Ridge and the Piedmont region.

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Patrick, VA · Oct 29, 2020

Tropical Storm Zeta passed quickly across the lower mid-Atlantic region on the morning of the 29th, but still brought 2-3 inches of rainfall to the foothills of the Blue Ridge and the Piedmont region.

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Fairfax, VA · Dec 16, 2020

Low pressure tracked into the Ohio Valley before transferring its energy to a coastal low along the Mid-Atlantic Coast. The coastal low intensified as it moved to the northeast. At the same time, high pressure was located to the north.

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Roanoke, VA · May 20, 2020

An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.

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Roanoke, VA · May 20, 2020

An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.

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Roanoke, VA · May 20, 2020

An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.

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Radford (c), VA · May 21, 2020

An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.

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Danville (c), VA · May 21, 2020

An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.

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Halifax, VA · May 21, 2020

An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.

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Halifax, VA · May 21, 2020

An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.

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Pittsylvania, VA · May 21, 2020

An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.

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Salem (c), VA · May 20, 2020

An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.

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Roanoke, VA · May 20, 2020

An upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.

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Henry, VA · May 24, 2020

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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Flood

Dickenson, VA · Apr 13, 2020

An intense low pressure system passing through southwest Virginia early on the 13th inflicted flooding across portions of Dickenson County. Numerous road closures resulted from high water festering over the roadways through the morning rush hours.

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Roanoke (c), VA · Apr 13, 2020

A strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13. The heavy rains resulted from a deep plume of tropical moisture lifted northward ahead of the cold front.

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Campbell, VA · Apr 13, 2020

A strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13. The heavy rains resulted from a deep plume of tropical moisture lifted northward ahead of the cold front.

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Roanoke, VA · Apr 13, 2020

A strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13. The heavy rains resulted from a deep plume of tropical moisture lifted northward ahead of the cold front.

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Pulaski, VA · Apr 13, 2020

A strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13. The heavy rains resulted from a deep plume of tropical moisture lifted northward ahead of the cold front.

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Radford (c), VA · Apr 13, 2020

A strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13. The heavy rains resulted from a deep plume of tropical moisture lifted northward ahead of the cold front.

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Giles, VA · Apr 13, 2020

A strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13. The heavy rains resulted from a deep plume of tropical moisture lifted northward ahead of the cold front.

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Wythe, VA · Apr 13, 2020

A strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13. The heavy rains resulted from a deep plume of tropical moisture lifted northward ahead of the cold front.

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Smyth, VA · Feb 6, 2020

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.

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Halifax, VA · Feb 7, 2020

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.

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