Flood in Wise County, Virginia

Flood February 17, 2023 · Wise County, Virginia

$10K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Properties and vehicles flooded near the intersection of Hwy 58 and Route 706 near Tacoma. Most of the homes in the area were mobile homes whose elevated living spaces seemed to remain above the flood waters that inundated the ground beneath them. Captured by drone video displayed on social media.

The wider storm

Heavy rain was triggered by a cold front slowly displacing a warm sector whose precipitable water anomaly was near the maximum for the day.

Began near Tacoma (36.9300, -82.5391).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1071130. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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