Flash Flood, Pittsylvania
- When
- August 12, 6:40 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania County, Southern Portion
- Coordinates
- 36.821, -79.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Virginia, August 12, 1996
Heavy rainfall resulted in creeks and streams flooding roads in southern portions of Pittsylvania County and across mainly northeastern portions of Carroll County. Flooding occurred on the north fork of the Roanoke River from McDonalds Mill to Lafayette in eastern Montgomery County.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorms during the late morning, afternoon, and early evening hours on the 12th resulted in flash flooding and damaging winds.Heavy rainfall resulted in creeks and streams flooding roads in southern portions of Pittsylvania County and across mainly northeastern portions of Carroll County. Flooding occurred on the north fork of the Roanoke River from McDonalds Mill to Lafayette in eastern Montgomery County. Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the southwest portion of Pittsylvania County.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:41 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 12, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 12, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 12, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, August 12, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 12, 1996
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, August 12 to 13, 1996
- Flood in Florida, August 12, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 12, 1996
- Rip Current in Florida, August 12, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, August 12, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, August 12, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, August 12 to 13, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5564871.