Martinsville (c) storm history

Thunderstorm winds blew trees down all across the City of Martinsville. One tree fell on an occupied airport cab from Greensboro, NC. The car was totaled, however the male driver escaped only with a concussion. There were no passengers. Power lines were also brought down across t…

Thunderstorm winds blew down a power pole and broke it in half. One of the power line wires fell on top of a vehicle.

A couple of very large trees and powerlines were downed by thunderstorm winds along Edwards Lane.

A large oak tree was downed by thunderstorm winds near apartments in Villa Heights.

Thunderstorm winds downed one tree.

A personal weather station (Weather Underground: KVAMARTI28) recorded a 45-minute rainfall amount, ending at 6 pm EDT on the 24th, of 2.23 inches. Extrapolating between a 30-minute event and a 60-minute event, this 1-hour total is about a 50-year Average Recurrence Interval event…

An short-duration but high-intensity thunderstorm passed across the City of Martinsville, bringing 2 to 2.5 inches of rain in less than an hour. The intensity of rainfall overwhelmed storm drains, causing water to back up onto several city streets. Multiple roads became flooded a…

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees, power lines, and a power pole within an area of Martinsville. The region of damage extended from Beaver Street east to portions of Commonwealth Boulevard east of Fayette Street. A church was struck by a falling power pole on Fayette Street. Dam…

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree which blocked both lanes of Owens Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Forest Street, that fell into powerlines, and caused a transformer to blow, resulting in a local power outage. A few other trees were also downed by thunderstorm winds on Mulberry Road, with at least one landing on a vehicle.

Lightning struck a tree on Highland Street, and the tree was knocked down.

Thunderstorm winds blew two trees down within the City of Martinsville. The first tree fell on a power line within the 200 block of Spring Street. The second tree fell on Booker Road, blocking the road. Damage values are estimated.

The Smith River at Martinsville, VA (SMMV2) crested at a stage of 10.96 feet (12,400 cfs) at 9:30 pm EST on 1/9/24, just below the minor flood stage of 11.0 feet. This is the 10th highest crest at this gage, and the highest crest since 5/25/2020. This event is less than a 2-year …

Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree on Short Street.

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down which blocked Smith Street. Damage values are estimated.

Two trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

A personal weather station (Weather Underground: KVAMARTI21) recorded an 1-hour rainfall amount of 2.55 inches from a passing thunderstorm. This amount equates to a 25-year rainfall event for a 1-hour duration per NOAA Atlas 14 Point Precipitation Frequency estimates.

The Cooperative Weather Observer at the Martinsville Filtration Plant recorded a 24-hour rainfall amount of 3.15 inches. This is the 3rd highest 24-hour total for the month of June in the history of this station, with records dating back to 1930.

Multiple roads were flooded and impassible by several inches of flowing water across the roadways due to slow moving thunderstorms that produced rainfall rates at 3 to 4 inches per hour. This includes flooding on Rives Road and Memorial Boulevard. The roads were reopened after fl…

Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds through the City of Martinsville. Several fell onto power lines, and a few roads were made impassable by larger downed trees.

One tree and a couple of power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

One tree down due to thunderstorm winds along Corn Tassel Trail.

Multiple trees blocking roadways around the city due to thunderstorm winds.

The Cooperative Weather Observer in Martinsville, VA recorded a 24-hour rainfall total of 2.54 inches from thunderstorms that occurred during late morning of the 21st. This total sets a new rainfall record for the 22nd August, breaking the previous record of 1.41 inches set in 19…

Radar precipitation estimates and personal mesonet stations indicate that between 1.75 and 2.5 inches of rain fell in the Chatmoss area, much of this rain falling in a 1-hour period across soils that were near saturation from recent rainfall. These amounts were anywhere from an 8…

Thunderstorm wind blew two trees down within the City of Martinsville. Salem Street and the 700 block of Beechnut Lane were the locations of the fallen trees. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew down three trees in the City of Martinsville. Along Spruce Street, single trees were blown down at the intersection of both Mulberry Road and also Parkview Avenue. At the intersection of Smith Street and Katherine Street a tree fell, taking a power line wi…

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree limb onto a power line along East Church Street. Damage values are estimated.

A few trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds around the City of Martinsville.

The NWS Cooperative station at Martinsville (MARV2) had its 3rd wettest May day on record with 3.10 inches for the 24-hour period ending 700 AM EST on May 21st. The existing May record is 3.85 inches on May 19, 2018. A May record for 2-day rainfall was set with 4.95 inches ending…

Thunderstorm winds blew down multiple trees across Henry County and the City of Martinsville. This includes several trees blown down near the intersection of Prospect Hill Drive and Spruce Street. A tree was blown down near the intersection of Terrys Mountain Road and Barrows Mil…

Thunderstorm winds blew down six trees and at least one power line within the City of Martinsville.

The NWS Cooperative station at Martinsville (MARV2) set a daily February rainfall record of 3.31 inches for the 24-hour period ending 700 AM EST on February 7th. The previous February record was 2.65 inches on Feb. 23, 1984 (nearly complete data since 1931). The station also set …

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down along Fayette Street. Damage values are estimated.

The Martinsville COOP (MARV2) had 3.03 inches in the 24-hour period ending 700 AM EDT on June 8th, the highest ever for the date. The old record was 2.04 inches in 1934. It was also the 3rd highest daily amount in the month of June, with records dating back to 1931.

Thunderstorm winds blew down multiple trees and power lines in the city of Martinsville.

The COOP station at Martinsville (MARV2) reported 2.48 inches for the 24-hours ending at 700 AM local time which was the highest on record for December 21st. The old record was 2.00 inches set in 1973. It was also the 2nd highest daily precipitation recorded in the month of Decem…

Spruce Street in Martinsville was closed due to flooding.

Martinsville City was included as part of the Presidential Major Disaster declaration with significant damage to roads and other structures. The time of occurrence is based on the highest runoff from the CREST hydrologic model.

A TV viewer reported flooding at Bridge Street and Memorial Boulevard.

Martinsville FP COOP (MARV2) measured 1.93 inches for the 24-hour period ending at 8 AM EDT on the 3rd. This was the highest ever for this date, with nearly complete data back to 1931.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree on a power substation near Indian Trail.

The COOP observer at Martinsville (MARV2) recorded 3.85 inches for the 24 hour period ending 700 AM EST on the 19th. This is the highest daily May rainfall at this long-term station, with data back to 1931. The previous record was 3.17 inches set in 2017.

Numerous roads were flooded across the City of Martinsville and several homes were flooded. The roof of a department store partially collapsed due to the weight of water. A local state of emergency was declared by the City Council in the aftermath due to the massive cleanup requi…

Water was reported flowing over Spruce Street.

Multiple trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds in and around Martinsville.

The 2.43 in 24-hours was the 7th highest June daily rainfall at the Martinsville COOP station (MARV2) , with nearly complete data back to 1930.

Lightning struck a tree causing it to fall onto some power lines nearby.

Persistent heavy rains caused flooding along Jones Creek which flooded portions of Liberty Street within the City of Martinsville. This appeared to be beyond typical urban runoff issues as a natural stream flooded.

The 24-hour rainfall of 3.17 inches ending at 0800 EST at the Martinsville COOP (MARV2) was the highest for any day in the month of May, with records dating back to 1930. The old record was 2.63 inches on May 30, 1940.