Flash Flood in Virginia, June 27, 2006

Name: Flash Flood in Virginia, June 27, 2006
Start: 2006-06-27T15:30
End: 2006-06-27T18:30
Location: Virginia

June 27, 2006 · NWS RNK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

State Road 649 flooded and washed out due to heavy rains.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $20,000
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.

State Road 649 flooded and washed out due to heavy rains.

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 27, 2:30 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 2:30 PM EST, 1 hour before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
330 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...

THE END OF THE RAIN IS FINALLY IN SIGHT LATE MORNING ANALYSIS
SHOWED UPPER TROUGH TO THE WEST EVER SO SLOWLY MAKING PROGRESS
EASTWARD...WITH DRY AIR PUNCH ATTEMPTING TO SURGE UP INTO THE CWA
FROM THE SOUTHWEST. TROPICAL LOW COMING ONSHORE INTO NORTH CAROLINA
DELAYING ANY SIGNIFICANT EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...HOWEVER AS LOW TRACKS NORTHWARD THIS EVENING...FRONT WILL
FINALLY SHIFT EAST WITH DRIER AIR MAKING FULL PROGRESS INTO THE
REGION. THUS WILL TAPER POPS FAIRLY QUICKLY TONIGHT WITH NORTHEAST
AREAS LAST TO SEE THE END OF THE RAIN GIVEN TRACK OF SFC SYSTEM.
HAVE SEEN A BIT OF CONVECTION FIRE UP ACRS EASTERN TN IN AREA OF
ENHANCED DIFLUENCE ALOFT WITH APPROACHING JET...AND COULD SEE JUST A
LITTLE BIT OF THIS WORK INTO WESTERN AREAS EARLY ON.
OTHERWISE...ANTICIPATE MAINLY DRY CONDS OVERNIGHT WITH CLEARING.
HOWEVER...WITH AMPLE MOISTURE FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...LIKELY TO
SEE AREAS OF FOG IF NOT WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG DEVELOPMENT DESPITE
SOME INFLUX OF DRIER AIR. WILL PUNT THE ISSUE OF ANY FOG ADVISORY TO
EVENING SHIFT GIVEN PLENTY OF ONGOING FLOOD PRODUCTS...HOWEVER WILL
CANCEL THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ROUGHLY THE SOUTHWEST HALF OF THE
AREA GIVEN END OF RAINFALL.

UPR TROUGH FINALLY SHIFTS EAST TOMORROW AND THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH
SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR ALOFT ALLOWING FOR A CONTINUATION OF COOLER
TEMPS...ALTHOUGH WARMER THAN THE LAST FEW DAYS. EXPECT PLENTY OF CU
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL GIVEN ANTECEDENT WET CONDITIONS WHICH SHOULD
HELP HOLD TEMPS IN CHECK ALONG WITH MAIN INSOLATION GOING TO TRY TO
EVAPORATE SFC WATER...AT LEAST INITIALLY.

SFC FRONT LOOKS TO GET HUNG UP AGAIN ACRS THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THE
LATTER HALF OF THE SHORT TERM AS SFC RIDGE OVR THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
REFUSES TO GIVE UP. THIS IN COMBO WITH PIECES OF ENERGY RIDING THRU
THE APPROACHING UPR TROUGH LIKELY TO SPARK AT LEAST ISOLD CONVECTION
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY AFTNS BEFORE SFC RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA ON
FRIDAY...THUS SHUNTING FRONT OFF TO THE EAST AND CUTTING OFF PRECIP
CHANCES.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...

WARMUP ON TAP AS SFC RIDGE TRANSLATES EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC...WITH UPR RIDGING ATTEMPTING TO TAKE HOLD BUT FIGHTING A
RETURN TO EASTERN CONUS TROUGHING AS EVIDENCED BY LATEST ENSEMBLE
GUIDANCE. GIVEN BERMUDA HIGH-TYPE SETUP...ANTICIPATE TEMPS TO BE AT
OR ABOVE NORMAL. HOWEVER...GFS CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY STALLING ACRS THE REGION WITH CONTINUED CONVECTIVE CHANCES
THRU MUCH OF THE LATTER HALF OF THE PERIOD. GIVEN MAJOR DIFFERENCES
AMONG VARIOUS MODELS...HAVE FOLLOWED HPC GUIDANCE FOR THE MOST PART
WITH ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO TEMPS AND POPS.

&&

.AVIATION...

IMPROVING CONDITIONS THRU THE PERIOD...WITH IFR/MVFR CIGS GIVING
WAY TO CLEARING TONIGHT AS SYSTEM FINALLY DEPARTS THE AREA.
HOWEVER...GIVEN PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND
CLEARING...ANTICIPATE FOG DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT...WITH POTENTIAL
FOR A PERIOD OF LIFR OR EVEN LOWER IN MANY AREAS. CU/STRATOCU
DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH ONLY AN OUTSIDE CHANCE FOR A
FEW TSRA AS UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR VAZ018>020-022>024-033>035-043>047-058-
     059 UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NCZ005-006 UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY.
WV...NONE.
&&

LAWRENCE

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 3:36 AM EST, 11 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
436 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

NCZ001>005-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>034-043-WVZ042>045-
280845-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-HENRY-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
436 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE ENTIRE AREA UNTIL 700 PM
TODAY. EXPECT PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TODAY
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING OR HEAVY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS TODAY.

NCZ006-VAZ035-044>047-058-059-280845-
CASWELL-AMHERST-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
436 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM TODAY.
PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. ALSO...THERE IS A THREAT FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TODAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 27, 10:00 AM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1100 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 AM     FLASH FLOOD      10 NE PEARISBURG        37.42N 80.60W
06/27/2006                   GILES              VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BIG STONEY CREEK FLOODED...BLOCKING ROUTE 635.

&&

JH

Local storm report, Jun 27, 1:24 PM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
224 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PILOT MOUNTAIN          36.38N 80.47W
06/27/2006                   SURRY              NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            CAMPGROUND EVACUATED FROM RISING WATER.

&&

TWILF

Local storm report, Jun 27, 1:25 PM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
225 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SALEM                   37.29N 80.06W
06/27/2006                   CITY OF SALEM      VA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CITY ROADS CLOSED FROM HIGH WATERS.

&&

TWILF

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Pittsylvania

When: June 27, 3:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where: Pittsylvania County, 10 mi SW of Chatham
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.821, -79.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

Every storm in Virginia in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5516298.