Heavy Rain in Virginia

Events

2,513

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$5.7 million

• Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, August 30, 20048 deaths · $29 million · 14 eventsRainfall amounts between 4 and 7 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.
• Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Virginia, October 11 to 15, 20185 deaths · $17 million · 65 kt wind · 63 eventsHurricane Michael made landfall along the Florida panhandle as major hurricane (Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale) on Wednesday afternoon, October 10th, 2018, then tracked northeastward with the northern portion of the storm circulation tracking across portions of…
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 14 to 15, 20173 deaths · 6 injured · $1.0 million · 50 kt wind · 49 eventsScattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds and heavy rain across portions of eastern Virginia.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 24, 20014 injured · $3.3 million · F4 · 16 eventsFive tornadoes touched down in Northern Virginia during the afternoon and early evening of the 24th. The thunderstorms which spawned them were created when a strong cold front moved through the region.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 30, 20012 deaths · $17,000 · 52 kt wind · 9 eventsThunderstorms with deadly lightning, damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall moved through the northern half of Virginia between 3:30 and 6:30 PM EDT on the 30th.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, September 14 to 20, 20181 death · 1 injured · $3.6 million · 43 eventsHurricane Florence made landfall on the far southeast North Carolina coast on September 14th and tracked very slowly across South Carolina before slowly re-curving across far western North Carolina and southwest Virginia as Tropical Depression and on into the Ohio Valley.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, August 7, 20001 death · $913,000 · 1 in hail · 16 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed across northeast Virginia during the hot and humid afternoon and evening of the 7th. These thunderstorms produced winds in excess of 55 MPH, large hail, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall.
• Flash Flood and Flood in Virginia, May 1 to 4, 20211 death · $294,000 · 65 kt wind · 38 eventsA large thunderstorm complex moved east from the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys across southwest Virginia. The system caused dozens of trees to be toppled across the region.
• Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 16, 19991 death · $262,000 · 23 eventsHurricane Floyd made landfall just east of Cape Fear, North Carolina in the early morning hours of the 16th and moved north-northeast across extreme southeast Virginia to near Ocean City, Maryland by evening on the 16th.
• Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Virginia, April 12 to 14, 2020$1.7 million · 55 kt wind · 70 eventsA strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13. The heavy rains resulted from a deep plume of tropical moisture lifted northward ahead of the cold front.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, August 3, 20023 injured · $2.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 36 eventsNumerous thunderstorms with high winds, large hail, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours moved through the region between 2 and 8 PM EDT. In Nelson County, trees were downed in Arrington and Piedmont. Flood waters covered Route 56 in Shipman.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Virginia, May 18 to 27, 2020$5.2 million · 45 eventsAn upper-level low became cut-off over the southern Appalachian region for several days leading to persistent rainfall and eventually some flooding.
• Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 6 to 7, 2006$15 million · 50 kt wind · 21 eventsA strong low pressure system off the North Carolina coast coupled with an upper level cutoff low to dump intense rainfall across portions of southeast Virginia.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 2 to 3, 2018$18 million · 60 kt wind · 12 eventsA complex, broken line of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front producing very heavy rainfall and some embedded severe storms. Trees were blown trees onto power lines, which caused a number of power outages.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, July 1, 20161 death · 5 eventsScattered showers and thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced heavy rain and caused flash flooding across portions of eastern and southeast Virginia. Rainfall totals ranged from five to as much as eleven inches in areas where flash flooding occurred.
• Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, May 18 to 19, 2018$10 million · 13 eventsThe synoptic pattern remained little changed from the previous day with deep moisture in place. Several bands of very heavy rainfall pushed north from the Carolinas in the late afternoon and evening as weak area of low pressure over the southeast lifted slowly northward.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, February 5 to 10, 2020$1.9 million · 35 eventsA deep upper-level trough moved slowly across the central and eastern U.S. drawing abundant moisture northward. At the same time, a complex frontal boundary with several waves of low pressure brought repeated rounds of heavy rainfall to the region.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, September 22 to 23, 2018$2.9 million · 19 eventsA slow-moving frontal boundary along with moisture convergence along the Blue Ridge and some modest jet stream support aloft triggered numerous thunderstorms from the late afternoon through late evening hours.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 22 to 23, 2001$1.8 million · 1 in hail · 23 eventsDuring the afternoon of the 22nd, numerous showers and thunderstorms developed just east of the Appalachian Mountains. The storms trained to the North-Northeast along the mountain ridges before moving very slowly east through midnight.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, November 10 to 17, 2020$372,000 · 49 eventsOne of the most significant flooding events in years occurred during November 11th and 12th, given both the amounts of rainfall and the footprint where flooding occurred.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, August 9, 2000$215,000 · F1 · 30 eventsA cold front moved across the region on the evening of the 9th. Thunderstorms that developed ahead and along the front produced winds in excess of 55 MPH, hail, frequent lightning, and isolated tornadoes. In Highland County, trees were downed in Monterey and across the county.
• Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, September 8 to 9, 2018$2.0 million · 3 eventsConvective coverage was more widespread on the afternoon of the 8th and into the early morning of the 9th in association with a slow-moving frontal boundary and very high moisture.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, May 22, 2001$149,000 · F1 · 33 eventsThunderstorms that produced wind gusts in excess of 55 MPH, large hail, heavy downpours, frequent lightning, and isolated tornadoes crossed the area during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 22nd.
• Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, May 27 to 28, 2018$1.5 million · 6 eventsSlow-moving or stationary storms during the afternoon over a small part of Roanoke County and City produced severe flash flooding mainly confined to the Mudlick Creek basin, a small tributary of the Roanoke River.
• Flash Flooding and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, August 11, 2001$873,000 · 17 eventsShowers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall and frequent lightning moved across Northern Virginia during the afternoon of the 11th. Over 20,000 customers across Northern Virginia lost power as a direct result of the storms.

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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.