Flood — Roanoke (c), Virginia

2020-06-17 to 2020-06-18 · near Roanoke, Roanoke (c), Virginia

Event narrative

The Roanoke River at Roanoke (RONV2) crested at 11.91 feet, above the Minor flood stage of 10 feet early in the morning of June 18th. Several roads and low water bridges were 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 903458. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.