Heavy rains between 2 and 6 inches fell across the headwaters of the Rappahannock River basin on the 29th. This caused river levels to surge over flood stage on the Rapidan River near the community of Rapidan and on the Rappahannock River at Remington.
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.
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.
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Heavy rains between 2 and 6 inches fell across the headwaters of the Rappahannock River basin on the 29th. This caused river levels to surge over flood stage on the Rapidan River near the community of Rapidan and on the Rappahannock River at Remington. The Rapidan River rose above the 14 feet flood stage around noon on the 30th and remained above 14.0 feet through 1:30 AM EDT on the 1st of October. The river crested at 17.51 feet around 7:30 PM EDT on the 30th. Agricultural lands near the community of Rapidan were flooded. The Rappahannock River rose above the 15.0 feet flood stage around 11:45 AM EDT on the 30th and remained above 15.0 feet through 8:15 AM EDT. The river crested at 19.14 feet around 10:30 PM EDT on the 30th. Between 2 and 3 feet of water flowed into the southern portion of Remington.
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:27 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
2 feet of water from Rappahannock River invaded southern portion of Remington
Agricultural land flooded along Remington River near Rapidan
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, September 1999
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: 5718167, 5718168.