Virginia, 1998

Heavy Rain in Virginia, November 1 to 30, 1998

November 1 to 30, 1998 · NWS RLX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

5 inches for most areas. 2 inches was the driest November since records began in 1964.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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

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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 RLX wrote it up.

The total rainfall was only 1 to 1.5 inches for most areas. At Clintwood, the 1.2 inches was the driest November since records began in 1964. The 3 month autumn total at Clintwood was only 4 inches. That was also the driest autumn since 1964. The public service authority in Buchanan County had an increase demand for hauling water to residents with dry wells. In Dickenson County, the Office of Emergency Services reported many citizens were hauling their own water. The county had previously supplied these residents with holding tanks.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Buchanan

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Buchanan forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.267, -82.036 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Dickenson

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Dickenson forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.126, -82.350 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5673171, 5673172.