Flash Flood in Salem County, Virginia

Flash Flood March 21, 1998 · Salem County, Virginia

The wider storm

Heavy rainfall again developed during the late evening hours on the 20th and resulted in flash flooding in Salem and damaging lighting in Rockbridge County.Flash flooding resulted in the evacuation of the Riverland Trailer Park in Salem. A lightning strike started a fire which severely damaged a home two miles south of Raphine.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5638153. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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