Flash Flood, Halifax
- When
- March 19, 5:40 AM EST to 9:30 AM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Scottsburg
- Coordinates
- 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Virginia, March 19, 1998
Route 613 near Scottsburg and Route 685 about three miles north of Paces were flooded by creeks.
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.
Moderate to heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding in portions of Halifax County.Route 613 near Scottsburg and Route 685 about three miles north of Paces were flooded by creeks.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:42 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Halifax
- When
- March 19, 6:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, 3 mi N of Paces
- Coordinates
- 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, March 19, 1998
- Flash Flood in Florida, March 19 to 20, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 19 to 27, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 19 to 24, 1998
- Flash Flood in Florida, March 19 to 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 19, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 19 to 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 19, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 19 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 19 to 24, 1998
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: 5632663, 5632664.