Flood, Shenandoah
- When
- August 12, 7:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Shenandoah forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Coordinates
- 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Virginia, August 12, 1996
S. produced a shield of moderate overrunning rainfall over the Middle Atlantic region.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- 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
- $8,000
- 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 LWX wrote it up.
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. Shenandoah Co, which had approximately 4 inches of rain in 24 hours, had several low-lying areas and low-water bridges flood; 60 local roads were closed. The Shenandoah River crested 1 foot above flood stage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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
Every storm in Virginia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, August 1996
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: 5567889.