Flash Flood in Franklin (c) County, Virginia

Flash Flood October 7, 2006 · Franklin (c) County, Virginia

$4.0M

Damage as recorded

$700K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous roads closed. The Blackwater River flooded much of downtown Franklin where numerous businesses and residences sustained water damage.

The wider storm

A 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. Rainfall amounts in excess of 10 inches resulted in numerous road closures and moderate to major river flooding from late Friday October 6th through Saturday October 7th. Up to 28,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers lost power during the event. Moderate to severe coastal flooding also resulted in western portions of the southern Chesapeake Bay.

Began near Franklin (36.6800, -76.9400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 716. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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