Bath storm history

A 12-year old male went outside to play in a wooden area after rain had stopped falling, and a thunderstorm had moved out of the area. Lightning struck the child. First responders determined that the child did not have a pulse and was not breathing. Air support for medical transp…

This fire was known as the Rich Hole Fire affecting Bath, Alleghany, and Rockbridge counties in west central Virginia. This was the largest single wildfire in Virginia's history. The fire affected the George Washington National Forest and the Rich Hole Wilderness area. The cause …

Large limbs were blown down between Lake Moomaw and Hot Springs. Damage values are estimated.

Widespread snowfall occurred across the county during the morning hours through the late evening of the 8th. Amounts averaged five inches, specifically with five inch amounts reported at Mountain Grove and Warm Springs. Key Impacts: Hazardous travel.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along the 6000 block of Douthat State Park Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Echo Valley Road.

A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Sam Snead Highway and Forestry Road.

A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds at the intersection of Sam Snead Highway and Cavendish Lane.

Thunderstorm winds blew multiple trees down on Stilington Drive. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorms winds downed at least five trees and many small limbs throughout Douthat State Park. Minor damage occurred to a camper trailer by a downed large limb. Another large limbed caused damage to a horse stall. Just outside of the park, a tree was downed within the county …

Hail fell ranging in size from pea to quarter size. The hail accumulated on the ground to around a one inch depth. Where hail washed off buildings and accumulated, the depth of the hail reached 12 inches. The next morning (12 hours later) there were still piles of hail. The hail …

Several trees were blown down by non-thunderstorm winds around Bath County, with a few falling onto power lines.

Between 6 and 12 inches of snow fell across Bath County from February 11 through February 12. A quarter of an inch of ice accumulation was also observed in the town of Hot Springs. There were isolated power outages around the county. Key Impacts: power outages, downed trees, road…

Between four and six inches of snow, with a few locally higher amounts, fell across Bath County from January 5th through January 6th. The highest amount of nine inches was reported in Hot Springs. Up to 0.16 inches of ice accumulation was also reported. Key Impacts: traffic accid…

Around 50 trees were downed by high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene. Almost 2,300 customers were reported without power at the peak of high winds in the early afternoon of Friday.

A landslide was observed covering the entirety of Highway 220 near the community of Hot Springs. Boulders, trees, and dirt was described in the landslide. The property damage was the estimated cost of removing the debris.

The remnants of Hurricane Debby brought rainfall totals to Bath County of 1.5 to locally almost 4 inches, in addition to the 0.25 to 0.75 inches that fell earlier in August prior to Debby's arrival. Debby's rainfall resulted in significant short-term improvement to both soil mois…

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree near the intersection of Carloover Lane and Sam Sneed Highway.

Severe Drought conditions were declared for Bath County during the early half of July after another month of precipitation that was less than 30 to 70 percent of normal. The Cooperative Weather Observer at Hot Springs (HSPV2) measured 2.92 inches of rainfall for the preious 30-da…

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down along the Jackson River Turnpike. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree along Sam Snead Highway. Damage values are estimated.

Gusty winds blew down numerous trees with several of them blocking roads across the northern part of the county. The highest wind gust reported in the county was 58 mph from the Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) at Ingalls Field airport near Hot Springs.

Drought conditions in place at the beginning of the month improved on December 12th for much of the county due to the passage of two low pressure systems crossing the lower Mid-Atlantic during the period of December 3rd to the 10th. These systems brought rainfall amounts ranging …

Severe Drought conditions persisted across Bath County in November, with Exceptional Drought declared for the northeast corner of the county on November 7th. This occurred given precipitation from the beginning of October through mid-November was less than 25 percent of normal an…

Severe Drought conditions were declared for the northern half of Bath County in October after another month of precipitation that was less than 25 percent of normal. The Cooperative Weather Observer at Hot Springs (HSPV2) measured 0.70 inch of precipitation for the month, about 2…

Wind gusts downed tress throughout the county and also several power lines. A tree fell on a residence in West Warm Springs causing minor damage to the structure. Downed trees also blocked a couple of roads for a period of time. Damage values are estimated.

A personal weather station (Weather Underground:KVAMILLB8) recorded 1.67 inches of rainfall during at 24 hour period ending 8:00 AM EST on 2/17/2023. This was across ground already highly moistened from periods of heavy rain during the 12th & 13th a few days before. Rainfall rate…

The combination of very cold temperatures and gusty winds resulted in wind chill values dropping as low as forty-one degrees below zero at Ingalls Field Airport near Hot Springs.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds, with most of the damage in the southern portion of the county. Near Healing Springs, one tree fell onto a truck, and in the Cedar Creek area a tree fell onto a different vehicle.

Reports from trained spotters, Cooperative observers, and the public ranged from 3.3 to 13 inches of snow mixed with up to 2 inches of sleet across the county, with highest reports coming from Mountain Grove and Millboro. Key Impacts: Icy and snow covered roads, traffic delays.

Snowfall reports from trained spotters, cooperative observers, and the public ranged from 3.7 to 5.5 inches across the county, with highest reports coming from Mountain Grove, Warm Springs, and Burnsville. Key Impacts: Snow covered roads, traffic delays.

Snowfall reports from trained spotters, broadcast media, and the public ranged from 3 to 6.5 inches across the county, with highest reports coming from Millboro. Vehicle accidents without injuries occurred. Key Impacts: Snow covered roads, traffic delays, vehicle crashes.

A large tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds along Cowpasture River Highway.

A large tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds along Dry Run Road.

A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds along Sam Snead Highway near Hot Springs.

A personal weather station (Weather Underground: KVAMONTE15) recorded 3.20 inches or rainfall during a 2-hour period in the afternoon of June 13th. Per radar estimates, this appeared to be outside of the area of heaviest rainfall across Highland County. This location is also outs…

The stream gauge at Back Creek at Sunrise (SUNV2) crested at the Moderate Flood Stage of 10.01 feet (4,370 cfs) at 8:00 pm EST, the highest level observed at this gauge since 2008. This crest was less than a 5-year event per USGS StreamStats estimates for this gauge. No impacts o…

Thunderstorm winds blew a few trees down in the 1300 block of Big Creek Road. Damage values are estimated.

After at least 3 inches of rain had already fall in the upper reaches of Back Creek during the previous day, resulting in saturated soil conditions, heavy rain from a line of thunderstorms caused Back Creek to rise quickly to a stage of 8.87 feet per the USGS stream gauge near Su…

The IFLOWS gauge at the Bath County Pump Storage Station observed 0.12 inches of rainfall on the 27th and 2.28 inches rainfall on the 28th for a 48-hour total of 2.40 inches.

The Cassidy Bridge IFLOWS gauge recorded 1.64 inches of rainfall on the 27th and 3.08 inches on the 28th, for a 48-hour total of 4.72 inches of rain.

The Jordan Top IFLOWS gauge recorded a rainfall amount of 1.56 inches on the 27th and 1.12 inches of the 28th, for a 48-hour rainfall total of 2.68 inches.

The IFLOWS gauge at Ingalls Field recorded 1.52 inches of rainfall on the 27th and 1.68 inches on the 28th, making for a 48-hour rainfall total of 3.20 inches.

The Yost IFLOWS gauge recorded 1.27 inches of rainfall on the 27th and 1.44 inches on the 28th, for a 48-hour total of 2.71 inches of rain.

Skywarn-trained weather spotters and members of the general public observed ice accumulations from freezing rain ranging from 0.13 to 0.25 inches in thickness across portions of Bath County, including around the communities of Millboro, Burnsville, and Warm Springs. Sleet accumul…

Multiple Skywarn-trained weather spotters, CoCoRaHS observers, a Cooperative Weather Observer, and members of the general public observed snowfall accumulations of of 4 to locally 7 inches across Bath County, VA. This snowfall was intermixed with brief periods of freezing rain, a…

Mixed precipitation amounts across the county ranged from 4.0 inches of snowfall in Hot Springs to 7.0 inches of snowfall one mile north northwest of Millboro with 0.01 inches of ice accumulation from freezing rain measured one mile north northwest of Hot Springs. Key impacts: sl…