Bedford storm history

A man was struck by lightning while walking along Highway 122. He later died from his injuries.

A muti-vehicle crash occurred around the 100 block of Bunker Hill Road in Bedford County on the evening of January 20th. This three vehicle accident resulted in one fatality. Lynchburg department of Emergency services also reported a total of 18 crashes that occured between 5pm a…

A 57-year old man died of a heart attack that may have been related to the heat. No autopsy was performed so no conclusive evidence exists as to the cause of death. This was the 4th consecutive day of record or near-record heat in the county.

Thunderstorm winds blew down six large trees, destroyed an outbuilding, flipped over two boats and downed power lines on Waterfront Drive near the Marina at Smith Mountain Lake. Also, the Smith Mountain Eagle reported numerous trees were blown down at the Waterfront Park campgrou…

Widespread snowfall occurred across the county during the morning hours through the late evening of the 8th. Amounts ranged from 3.0 inches at a location one mile northwest of Forest to 5.5 inches at locations near Boonsboro, Coleman Falls, and Chamblissburg. Key Impacts: Hazardo…

Snowfall across the county ranged from 2.5 inches at Montvale to 5.1 inches at a location two miles west-southwest of Boonsboro. Key Impacts: Hazardous travel.

Lightning struck a house and set it on fire along Foster Road just north of the intersection with Quarles Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree near the intersection of Joppa Mill Road and Stewartsville Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Rucker Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree near the intersection of US Route 460 and Krantzs Corner Road.

Hail up to the size of nickels fell about two miles west-northwest of Stewartsville.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree that fell on to a house near the intersection of Dickerson Mill Road and Stewartsville Road.

Hail up to the size of quarters fell near the intersection of Stewartsville Road and Mountain Lion Drive.

A wind gust of 60 mph was measured by a personal weather station near the intersection of Stewartsville Road and Mountain Lion Drive.

Hail up to the size of quarters fell along Village Drive.

A wind gust of 62 mph was measured by a personal weather station along Fallon Drive, and thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Davis Lane.

Thunderstorm winds blew down multiple trees along the 1400 block of High Acre Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Flat Top Road about three miles south of Thaxton.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Wheatland Road about three miles east-southeast of Thaxton.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree near the intersection of Route 43 and Route 221.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Screechum Hollow Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew down siding off of a building near the intersection of Hooper Road and Grand Oaks Drive.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Holcomb Rock Road.

A couple trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds on Davis Lane and Mountain Lane Terrace.

Several utility lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds in the town of Bedford.

A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds along Forbes Mill Road.

A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds blocking one lane on US Highway 460.

Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds around Big Island.

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Goodview Road.

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Bateman Bridge Road.

Runoff from nearly an inch of rain falling within a few minutes at rates of around 4 inches per hour resulted in flooding near the intersection of Goodview Road and Rexford Drive, making the road impassible. No damage was reported to the road, which was reopened to traffic once t…

Runoff from heavy rain caused a creek, name unknown, to overflow its banks across Morgans Mill Road, making the road impassible. No damage was reported to the road, which was reopened to traffic once the flooding receded.

Several trees and power lines were blown down by non-thunderstorm winds around Bedford County.

Between 2 and 6 inches of snow fell across Bedford County from February 11 through February 12, with the highest amount of 6 inches observed near Sedalia and Thaxton. Also, ice accumulations between 0.1 and 0.62 inches were also reported, with 0.62 inches in Stewartsville. Over 1…

Between one and 3.5 inches of snow fell across Bedford County from January 5th through January 6th, with the highest amount of 3.5 inches reported in Boonsboro. Ice accumulations ranged mainly between one-quarter and one-half of an inch, though the highest accumulated reported wa…

Over 50 trees and power lines were downed by high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene, resulting in numerous power outages. Over 15,000 customers were reported without power at the peak of the high winds during early Friday afternoon. A personal weather station…

Between 1.75 and 2.5 inches of rain fell from a thunderstorm, with rainfall rates estimated to be between 3 and 4 inches per hour. Railroad Avenue was flooded and impassible due to several inches of water flowing over the roadway. The Bedford Fire Department responded to calls fo…

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees along White House Road. One of these downed trees fell upon powerline near the intersection with Radford Church Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew both a tractor and a barn across a yard near the intersection of White House Road and Tuck Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew trees down across the area near Huddleston. Damage values are estimated.

Union Church Road was flooded at Reed Creek as the creek rose out of its banks, inundating the bridge.

Rainfall rates during the storm at times exceeded four inches per hour. MRMS FLASH data estimated the one-hour Average Recurrence Interval for this event was around a 50-year event, with one-hour rainfall totals maxing around 130 percent of one-Hour Flash Flood Guidance. Water wa…

Severe Drought conditions in place at the beginning of the month across the northern quarter of Bedford County improved on August 6th due to the passage of a low pressure system crossing the lower Mid-Atlantic on August 2nd and 3rd. This system brought scattered rainfall, with am…

Severe Drought conditions spread to include all of Bedford County on July 2nd after the previous 30 days of precipitation were observed to be between 0.50 and 1.50 inches with locally higher amounts, or generally less than 25 percent of normal. The CoCoRaHS observer at Bedford 2.…

Severe Drought conditions were declared for the eastern half of Bedford County on June 25th after the previous 30 days of precipitation were observed to be between 0.75 and 1.50 inches with locally higher amounts, or between 20 and 40 percent of normal. The CoCoRaHS observer at B…