Flood, Campbell / Lynchburg
- When
- January 28, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell / Lynchburg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.310, -79.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Virginia, January 28, 1998
Heavy rain and snow melt resulted in minor flooding on the Roanoke River at Altavista. The Roanoke River crested just over a foot above flood stage at Altavista at 0800 EST on the 28th.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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.
Heavy rain and snow melt resulted in minor flooding on the Roanoke River at Altavista. The Roanoke River crested just over a foot above flood stage at Altavista at 0800 EST on the 28th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Pittsylvania / Danville
- When
- January 28, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania / Danville forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.704, -79.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, January 28 to 29, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, January 28 to 29, 1998
- Coastal Flood and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 28 to 29, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Maryland, January 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Virginia, January 28, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, January 28, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, January 28, 1998
- High Surf in California, January 28 to 31, 1998
- Coastal Flood and Heavy Rain in Maryland, January 28, 1998
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 28, 1998
- High Surf in California, January 28 to 31, 1998
- High Wind in South Carolina, January 28, 1998
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, January 1998
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: 5631164, 5631165.