Flood — Alleghany, Virginia

2020-06-17 to 2020-06-18 · near Callaghan, Alleghany, Virginia

Event narrative

The USGS gage on Dunlap Creek (DLPV2) rose briefly above minor flood stage of 9 feet early on the 18th, cresting at 9.16 feet. Several roads very close to the creek may have been flooded.

Wider weather episode

A broad closed upper low drifted across South Carolina and northwest back into southwest Virginia and West Virginia bringing persistent rainfall that eventually led to flooding. There were repeated rounds of heavy rainfall with widespread amounts of 2 to 5 inches, with isolated totals over 10 inches in a 3-day period in parts of Halifax County, VA.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 899596. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.