Flood, Carroll
- When
- November 19, 4:00 PM EST to November 20, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.697, -80.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Virginia, November 19 to 20, 2003
The New River at Galax crested 2 feet above flood stage at 8 pm on the 19th. At Radford, the river crested over five and a half feet above flood stage at 1215 am on the 20th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.1 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 rains on the 18th and 19th caused moderate flooding along the New River.The New River at Galax crested 2 feet above flood stage at 8 pm on the 19th. At Radford, the river crested over five and a half feet above flood stage at 1215 am on the 20th. Over 70 vehicles received water damage in Radford. At Glen Lyn, the river crested just under two and a half feet above flood stage at 715 am on the 20th. Also, in Giles County, small stream flooding along Wolf Creek and Little Stony Creek caused damage to several homes.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 19, 2:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 2:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 250 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003 .DISCUSSION... .SHORT RANGE (TNT-FRI NIGHT)... TWO CONCERNS THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH COLD CORE ALOFT...AND WINDS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. PLANNING ON LETTING OUR FLOOD WATCH DROP AT 4 PM. DO NOT FORESEE ANY FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CONVECTION OVER FAR SW VA. ANY SHOULD BE ISOLATED. HAVE ALREADY TRANSITIONED INTO ISSUING RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS...AND GENERAL FLOOD WARNINGS FOR MINOR RIVERS AND STREAMS...FROM RUNOFF. AS THE SUN SETS...BELIEVE THIS CONVECTION WILL DIMINISH. PLAN ON WAITING CLOSER TO PRESS TIME TO DETERMINE POPS...AND WILL PROBABLY HAVE A THIS EVENING PERIOD IN THE TEXT. STILL HAVE RAIN ONGOING ACROSS THE ERN FA...BUT THINKING THIS WILL BE EAST OF THE AREA BY 6 PM...AND LEANING ON POPS JUST FOR WRN FA. THE OTHER CONCERN WAS THE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. AT 18Z TODAY...3 HOUR PRESSURE RISES WERE AS HIGH AS 4 OVER MIDDLE TN...ALTHOUGH WIND GUSTS WERE ONLY UP TO 30 KNOTS AT BNA. HOWEVER...BNA IS AT A MUCH LOWER ELEVATION...AND THINK OUR HIGHER TERRAIN FROM FLOYD COUNTY VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL SEE A 6 HOUR PERIOD OF HIGHER WINDS TONIGHT. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT FOR THIS AREA...AND ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE POSSIBILITY OF SMALL TREES BEING DOWNED DUE TO SATURATED SOIL. 8H WINDS PROGGED AS HIGH AS 50 KNOTS...BUT CAA IS NOT STRONG. THE 5H LOW NEVER CUTS OFF...SO THE SYSTEM WILL BE MORE PROGRESSIVE...WITH 5H S/W RIDGE ARRIVING FOR THURSDAY. WE ARE LOOKING AT DRY...MILDER THAN NORMAL WX INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. ACTUALLY THINKING COLDER IN THE VALLEYS THU NIGHT...COMPARED TO TONIGHT...AS SFC HIGH BUILD OVRHEAD. .LONG RANGE (SAT-WED)... ECMWF HAS CONTINUED TO BE THE MOST PROGRESSIVE OF THE LONG RANGE MODELS...WITH THE 06Z GFS A LITTLE SLOWER. BASED ON TRENDS...WILL GO WITH A SLIGHTLY SLOWER GFS...BUT NOT AS SLOW AS THE CANADIAN. FOR OUR FA...THE WEEKEND LOOKS DRY...AND MILD AS S/W RIDGING TAKES PLACE ON BACK SIDE OF DEPARTING UPPER LOW. THE NEXT WEATHER MAKER WILL BE A SHARPLY DIGGING TROUGH THAT MOVES INTO THE SRN PLNS BY SUNDAY AFTN...WITH AN UPPER LOW CLOSING OFF BY SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS UPPER LOW LIFTS NNE INTO THE UPPER MS VLY BY MONDAY EVENING WHILE PUSHING A FRONT THROUGH OUR FA DURING THE DAY MONDAY. DESPITE THE UPPER LOW BEING PRETTY FAR AWAY FROM US...THE JET DYNAMICS LOOK VERY STRONG WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND HAS THE APPEARENCE OF A SQUALL LINE SET UP. PLAN ON CONFINING POPS TO DAYTIME FOR MY FA...ENDING IT BY 00Z OUT EAST. QUICK SHOT OF COLD AIR BEHIND THIS FRONT MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY...B4 HGHTS REBOUND AND FLOW ALOFT GOES QUICKLY BACK TO SW. SFC HIGH LOOKS TO KEEP US DRY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH FRONT STALLED OUT ACROSS THE GULF WILL SEND SOME MOISTURE OUR WAY WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL ONLY INCREASE CLOUD COVER. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT FOR NCZ001>002-018. VA...WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT FOR VAZ015>017. WV...NONE. && WHP
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 19, 6:19 AM EST, 9 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 619 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... WESTERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AS WELL AS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-191118- ALLEGHANY VA-ALLEGHANY NC-AMHERST VA-APPOMATTOX VA-ASHE NC-BATH VA- BEDFORD VA-BLAND VA-BOTETOURT VA-BUCKINGHAM VA-CAMPBELL VA- CARROLL VA-CASWELL NC-CHARLOTTE VA-CRAIG VA-FLOYD VA-FRANKLIN VA- GILES VA-GRAYSON VA-GREENBRIER WV-HALIFAX VA-HENRY VA-MERCER WV- MONROE WV-MONTGOMERY VA-PATRICK VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-PULASKI VA- ROANOKE VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-ROCKINGHAM NC-SMYTH VA-STOKES NC-SUMMERS WV- SURRY NC-TAZEWELL VA-WATAUGA NC-WILKES NC-WYTHE VA-YADKIN NC- 619 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003 .DAY ONE... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE PASSING THROUGH THE REGION BY LATE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...SPSRNK...FOR DETAILS ON THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO STILL IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT...FFARNK...OR WARNINGS FOR DETAILS ON THE FLOOD THREAT. THE LATEST PRODUCTS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE WEB AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/RNK .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. JJ
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 19, 1:10 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
210 PM EDT WED NOV 19 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1245 PM SPRINGVILLE VA FLASH FLOOD
11/19/03 TAZEWELL STREET FLOODING. REPORTED
BY THE
MEDIA.Local storm report, Nov 19, 1:51 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
251 PM EDT WED NOV 19 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0345 PM NARROWS VA FLOODING
11/19/03 GILES WOLF CREEK OUT OF BANKS
OVER HWY.61 AND CLOSED.
REPORTED BY SPOTTER.Special weather statement, Nov 19, 2:04 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 204 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003 ...MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .THE UPPER LEVEL PORTION OF A COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE REGION...WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN TO THE AREA. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-191900- ALLEGHANY VA-ALLEGHANY NC-ASHE NC-BATH VA-BLAND VA-CARROLL VA- CRAIG VA-FLOYD VA-GILES VA-GRAYSON VA-GREENBRIER WV-MERCER WV- MONROE WV-MONTGOMERY VA-PULASKI VA-SMYTH VA-SUMMERS WV-TAZEWELL VA- WATAUGA NC-WYTHE VA- 204 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003 STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD BRING AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AND COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Nov 19, 2:26 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 226 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003 .THE UPPER LEVEL PORTION OF A COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE REGION...WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN TO THE AREA. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-191924- ALLEGHANY VA-ALLEGHANY NC-ASHE NC-BATH VA-BLAND VA-CARROLL VA- CRAIG VA-FLOYD VA-GILES VA-GRAYSON VA-GREENBRIER WV-MERCER WV- MONROE WV-MONTGOMERY VA-PULASKI VA-SMYTH VA-SUMMERS WV-TAZEWELL VA- WATAUGA NC-WYTHE VA- 226 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003 ...MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD BRING AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AND COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. CREEKS AND STREAM HAVE CRESTED AND WERE SLOWLY RECEDING FROM THIS MORNING STORMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON COULD SLOW CREEKS AND STREAMS LEVELS FROM FALLING AND MAY PRODUCED A SECOND CREST OR ADDITIONAL FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Local storm report, Nov 19, 3:21 PM EST, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
321 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1015 AM HUDDLESTON VA TSTM WND DMG
11/19/03 BEDFORD NMRS LRG TREE LIMBS DOWN
WERTLocal storm report, Nov 19, 3:32 PM EST, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
332 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1235 PM BOONES MILL VA FLASH FLOOD
11/19/03 FRANKLIN MAGGODEE CREEK OUT OF
BANKS.
DOCThe radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Montgomery
- When
- November 19, 7:45 PM EST to November 20, 11:45 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Property damage
- $63,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.174, -80.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Giles
- When
- November 20, 3:15 AM EST to 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Giles forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.314, -80.704 (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
- Flash Flood in Maryland, November 19, 2003
- Flooding in West Virginia, November 19 to 20, 2003
- Flooding in Virginia, November 19 to 20, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, November 19 to 20, 2003
- Flood in Virginia, November 19 to 20, 2003
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, November 19, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in North Carolina, November 19 to 20, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, November 19, 2003
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, November 19 to 20, 2003
- Flood in Virginia, November 19 to 20, 2003
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, November 19, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19, 2003
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, November 2003
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: 5329225, 5329226, 5329227.