Virginia, 2019

Flooding in Virginia, November 1, 2019

November 1, 2019 · NWS LWX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A strong cold front passed through the area on the 31st of October. Strong southerly winds ushered in plenty of moisture ahead of the boundary, and the moisture combined with a strong wind field to produce locally heavy rainfall.

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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 LWX wrote it up.

A strong cold front passed through the area on the 31st of October. Strong southerly winds ushered in plenty of moisture ahead of the boundary, and the moisture combined with a strong wind field to produce locally heavy rainfall. Streams and rivers flooded into the morning of the first.

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Madison

When
November 1, 12:22 AM EST to 3:12 AM EST
Where
Madison County, 1.63 mi NE of Locust Dale to 2.39 mi ENE of Locust Dale
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
38.343, -78.105

Water covered a portion of Route 721 (Robinson River Road). Agricultural flooding also occurred nearby.

Flood, Prince William

When
November 1, 5:26 AM EST to 7:10 AM EST
Where
Prince William County, 1.49 mi NNW of Yorkshire to 0.22 mi N of Yorkshire
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
38.800, -77.441

Water covered backyards in the Yorkshire area. Portions of the trail system along Bull Run in the vicinity of Yorkshire were also flooded.

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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 866390, 866394.