Flood — Danville (c), Virginia

2018-12-15 to 2018-12-17 · near Danville, Danville (c), Virginia

Event narrative

The Dan River at Danville (DVLV2) gage crested at 20.59 feet, just above the Moderate flood stage of 20.5 feet early on the 16th. Some roads near the river were flooded.

Wider weather episode

A widespread rain event occurred December 15-16 as a closed upper low and associated surface system tracked from the lower Mississippi Valley across the mid-Atlantic region. This brought two-day rain amounts ranging from 0.75 to 1.50 inches, with isolated amounts over 2 inches. Some river flooding ensued due to the rain and snowmelt runoff, primarily along the Dan and lower Roanoke (Staunton) rivers. Minor to low-end moderate flooding occurred from Danville downstream to South Boston and from Brookneal to Randolph on the Roanoke (Staunton) River.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 796297. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.