Flood, Fluvanna
- When
- January 19, 6:00 PM EST to January 20, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fluvanna forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.842, -78.277 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Virginia, January 19 to 23, 1996
An unusually fast warm up, combined with heavy rain caused rapid snow melt and some river flooding across portions of central Virginia from Friday January 19th to Tuesday January 23rd.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 AKQ wrote it up.
An unusually fast warm up, combined with heavy rain caused rapid snow melt and some river flooding across portions of central Virginia from Friday January 19th to Tuesday January 23rd. The James River crested as much as 13 feet above flood
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Cumberland
- When
- January 19, 11:00 PM EST to January 22, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.512, -78.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Goochland
- When
- January 19, 11:00 PM EST to January 22, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Goochland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.722, -77.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Powhatan
- When
- January 19, 11:00 PM EST to January 22, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Powhatan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.915 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Henrico
- When
- January 19, 11:00 PM EST to January 23, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henrico forecast zone
Flood, Chesterfield
- When
- January 19, 11:00 PM EST to January 23, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield forecast zone
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 New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19, 1996
- Flooding in Virginia, January 19 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 19 to 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19, 1996
- Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in Vermont, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, January 19, 1996
- Flooding in Maryland, January 19 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in West Virginia, January 19 to 21, 1996
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, January 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: 5584209, 5584210, 5584211, 5584212, 5584213, 5584214.