Flash Flood, Roanoke
- When
- June 26, 7:00 PM EST to 8:35 PM EST
- Where
- Roanoke County, Roanoke City
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.209, -80.051 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Virginia, June 26, 2006
Thunderstorms with heavy rains pushed across Roanoke county during rush hour causing flash flooding in parts of the City of Roanoke. Water flooded a hotel on Franklin street and two feet of water flowed over Franklin Street near Ore branch in Roanoke.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $75,000
- 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.
Thunderstorms with heavy rains pushed across Roanoke county during rush hour causing flash flooding in parts of the City of Roanoke. Water flooded a hotel on Franklin street and two feet of water flowed over Franklin Street near Ore branch in Roanoke. Flooding of the hotel parking lot damaged 5 cars. A mudslide was also report on U.S 220 in Roanoke. Flooding closed the corner of Fifth Street and Albemarle Avenue next to Highland Park, Hamilton Terrace and Piedmont Street in Roanoke.
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 Jun 26, 2:01 PM EST, 4 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 2:01 PM EST, 4 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
301 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MAIN CONCERN THRU THE PERIOD IS THAT OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL/FLOODING
POTENTIAL. LATE MORNING ANALYSIS SHOWED A RATHER FAMILIAR PATTERN OF
LATE...WITH UPR LOW STUCK ACRS IA/IL AND STRONG WESTERN ATLANTIC
RIDGE IN PLACE...HELPING PIN NEARLY STATIONARY BOUNDARY JUST WEST OF
THE MOUNTAINS. ALL THE WHILE...IMPRESSIVE PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE
CONTINUES TO FLOW UP AND AROUND THE RIDGE THRU THE REGION...WITH
WEAK LOW ALSO ATTEMPTING TO GET ORGANIZED EAST OF FLORIDA. EXPECT
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN THRU THE NEXT 24 TO 36
HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS/STORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP AND
SHIFT THRU THE AREA. A NEW INTRODUCTION TO THE SCENARIO IS THAT OF
INCREASED SHEAR ALOFT AS UPR TROF TRIES TO SHIFT EAST...WITH A
GENERAL 30-35KTS OF DEEP SHEAR NOTED FROM 12Z SOUNDING (ALONG WITH
PWATS STILL AROUND 1.7 INCHES). GIVEN PLENTIFUL BACKED FLOW ACRS THE
REGION ALONG WITH INCREASING SHEAR AND TURNING HODOGRAPHS
ALOFT...WILL HAVE TO BE ALERT TO POTENTIAL ISOLD SEVERE...AND AN
ISOLD TORNADO EVEN NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION GIVEN VERY LOW LCL
HEIGHTS AND LOW LEVEL HELICITY. MOST LIKELY TIME FOR POTENTIAL
SEVERE WOULD BE FROM TOMORROW MORNING THRU THE EARLY AFTN AS WEAK
LOW SHIFTS NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION AND FURTHER BACKS THE FLOW.
THIS ALSO THE MOST LIKELY TIME TO POTENTIALL SEE SOME UPSLOPE
ENHANCEMENT TO THE PRECIP. ONLY POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH ADDITIONAL
PRECIP AMOUNTS COULD BE IF TROPICAL SYSTEM TRIES TO GET GOING OFF
THE SOUTHEAST COAST BEFORE COMING INLAND ACRS NC. SHOULD THIS
OCCUR...TROPICAL MOISTURE FEED COULD BE EFFECTIVELY CUT OFF AND HELP
LIMIT ADDITIONAL PRECIP AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...GIVEN SHEAR AXIS
APPROACHING TONIGHT...WOULD EXPECT BAND OF CONVECTION CURRENTLY JUST
WEST OF THE AREA TO TRANSLATE EASTWARD OVERNIGHT...SIMILAR TO WHAT
OCCURRED LAST NIGHT. THAT ALL SAID...WILL OBVIOUSLY CONTINUE
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THRU TOMORROW EVENING...AND GIVEN VERY BAD
FLOODING REPORTS COMING FROM THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS AND JUST SOUTH
ALONG WITH RECORDED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE PAST
24 HOURS...WILL NOT TAKE MUCH TO CREATE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS.
THINGS SHOULD BEGIN TO WIND DOWN LATE IN THE DAY AS UPR SYSTEM TO
THE WEST FINALLY KICKS EAST SUFFICIENTLY TO BOOT SFC SYSTEM NORTH.
THIS WILL TURN THE FLOW MORE SOUTHWESTERLY ALOFT TO WESTERLY DOWN
LOW...FURTHER SCOURING OUT THE TROPICAL MOISTURE. HOWEVER...LATEST
GFS HAS SLOWED THE SYSTEM JUST A BIT AS IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE UPR
SUPPORT TO PICK THE SYSTEM UP AS QUICKLY...SO WILL HAVE TO WATCH TO
SEE IF SYSTEM INDEED DOES SLOW DOWN JUST A BIT.
TEMPS AGAIN TRICKY AS TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL HOLD LOWS UP
TONIGHT...WITH SOME RECOVERY POSSIBLE TOMORROW WITH BREAKS
DEVELOPING (ALTHOUGH PROBABLY NOT AS MUCH AS TODAY WITH SFC SYSTEM
AND MORE CLDS APPROACHING).
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
GOOD AGREEMENT REMAINS AMONG THE VARIOUS OPERATIONAL AND ENSEMBLE
MODELS IN SHOWING BOUNDARY GETTING HUNG UP ACRS THE PIEDMONT WITH
UPR TROF SLOWLY TRANSLATING EASTWARD THRU THE WEEKEND. GIVEN COOLING
ALOFT AND POSITION OF UPR TROUGH/FRONT...CANNOT RULE OUT POPS ANY
DAY WITH GOOD HEATING LIKELY EACH AFTN UNDER LATE JUNE/EARLY JULY
SUN. HAVE GENERALLY FOLLOWED HPC GUIDANCE THRU THE PERIOD WITH ONLY
MINOR TWEAKS TO SHOW MORE OF A DIURNAL TREND IN POPS.
&&
.AVIATION...
BANDS OF SHRA/TSRA WILL PERSIST THRU THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. THIS WILL KEEP VARIABLE CONDITIONS RANGING FROM VFR AT
TIMES TO OCNL MVFR OR IFR IN HEAVIER SHRA. SHOWERS SHOULD BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AS THE COMBINATION OF TROPICAL MOISTURE
AND A SHEAR AXIS TO THE WEST COINCIDE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUE
MORNING. THUS HAVE MAINTAINED PREVAILING SHRA/TSRA FOR MUCH OF
TONIGHT INTO WED ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS AND
VSBYS THRU MIDDAY TUESDAY.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-
058-059 UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NCZ001>006-018>020 UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WVZ042>045 UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY.
&&
SHORT/LONG TERM...LAWRENCE
AVIATION...JHHazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 2:17 PM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 317 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-271200- ASHE-ALLEGHANY-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 317 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA... SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES. THIS AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COUPLED WITH VERY HEAVY AMOUNTS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING ON AREA CREEKS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL AGAIN INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS WHICH RECEIVE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT. MAINSTEM RIVER FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL TOTALS AS WELL AS ANY OBSERVED FLOODING. LAWRENCE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 26, 3:21 PM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
421 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0408 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MARTINSVILLE AIRPORT 36.63N 80.02W
06/26/2006 HENRY VA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL REPORTS OF A FUNNEL CLOUD JUST SOUTH OF
MARTINSVILLE CITY.
&&
LAWRENCELocal storm report, Jun 26, 5:02 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
602 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0601 PM FLASH FLOOD HILLSVILLE 36.77N 80.73W
06/26/2006 CARROLL VA COUNTY OFFICIAL
WATER FLOWING ACROSS SEVERAL ROADWAYS ACROSS CARROLL
COUNTY.
&&
LAWRENCELocal storm report, Jun 26, 5:46 PM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
646 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N TALCOTT 37.69N 80.75W
06/26/2006 SUMMERS WV PUBLIC
TREES DOWN NEAR PENCE SPRINGS.
&&
LAWRENCELocal storm report, Jun 26, 6:15 PM EST, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
715 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0450 PM FLASH FLOOD BOONES MILL 37.12N 79.95W
06/26/2006 FRANKLIN VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
MUD SLIDES ON HIGHWAY 220 BETWEEN BOONES MILL AND ROCKY
MOUNT.
&&
JSTEWARTLocal storm report, Jun 26, 6:16 PM EST, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
716 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM FLASH FLOOD BOONES MILL 37.12N 79.95W
06/26/2006 FRANKLIN VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
4 ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
&&
JSTEWARTLocal storm report, Jun 26, 6:18 PM EST, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
718 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE LEWISBURG 37.85N 80.42W
06/26/2006 GREENBRIER WV COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE DOWN NORTHEAST OF LEWISBURG WITH POWER LINES DOWN
NEAR THE GREENBRIER/SUMMERS COUNTY LINE.
&&
LAWRENCEThe radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:03 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 26, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 26, 2006
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 26, 2006
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 26, 2006
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, June 26, 2006
- Flash Flood in New York, June 26 to 27, 2006
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, June 26, 2006
- Flash Flood in New York, June 26, 2006
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 26, 2006
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 26, 2006
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, June 26, 2006
- Flood in New York, June 26, 2006
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 2006
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: 5516283.