Flood, Pittsylvania / Danville
- When
- May 8, 12:30 AM EST to May 10, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania / Danville forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.704, -79.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Virginia, May 8 to 10, 1998
The Dan River crested about three and a half feet above flood stage at 0800 EST on the 8th and then again almost four feet above flood stage at 1530 EST on the 8th at Danville, almost three feet above flood stage at 0700 EST on the 9th at Paces, and almost six feet above flood stage between 1630 EST and 1900 EST on the 9th at South Boston.
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
- 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.
Heavy rainfall on the 7th and 8th resulted in minor flooding on the Dan River.The Dan River crested about three and a half feet above flood stage at 0800 EST on the 8th and then again almost four feet above flood stage at 1530 EST on the 8th at Danville, almost three feet above flood stage at 0700 EST on the 9th at Paces, and almost six feet above flood stage between 1630 EST and 1900 EST on the 9th at South Boston.
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
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 8 to 9, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 8, 1998
- Strong Wind in Kansas, May 8, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Hail in Utah, May 8, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, May 8, 1998
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, May 8 to 16, 1998
- Tornado in South Carolina, May 8, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Virginia, May 8, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 8, 1998
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, May 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: 5645956.