Montgomery storm history

Thunderstorm winds blew thousands of trees and branches down across the county. There were numerous reports of power lines being taken down by the wind or by falling trees or branches. Structural damage occurred to numerous homes that had trees fall on them. Parked vehicles also …

Crab Creek overflowed its banks and flooded across Walton Road. A water rescue was conducted as an automobile was stranded in the flooding. No damage was observed to the road, which was open to traffic after the flooding receded.

A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds, blocking the road in the intersection of Prices Fork Road and Brightwood Manor Drive.

A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds blocking the intersection of Meadow Creek Road and Youngs Lane.

Heavy runoff from several inches of heavy rain was observed flowing across Roanoke Road in the Town of Christiansburg, making the road impassible until the flooding receded. No damage was reported.

Runoff from heavy rain falling at rates of 4 to 5 inches per hour caused multiple creeks and drainages in the community of Alleghany Springs to flood out of their banks several inches deep across nearby roads. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees throughout Montgomery County.

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree onto a powerline on Pine Hollow Road.

Hail up to the size of pennies fell near Christiansburg.

A 55 knot gust was measured on RSOIS unit.

Hail 0.75 inches in diameter was observed near Christianburg.

Hail 0.88 inches in diameter was observed near Shawsville.

Several trees were blown down by non-thunderstorm winds onto a power line in Blacksburg. A few large branches were damaged near the Virginia Tech Airport as well.

Tom's creek was observed rising rapidly out of its banks at multiple locations. Water was observed flowing across Coal Bank Hollow Road near Highway 460, and flooded the nearby Montgomery County Waste Site, causing damage to one of the service buildings located there. Further dow…

The Roanoke River at Lafayette, VA (LAAV2) crested at 11.36 feet (11,800 cfs) at 9:40 am EST on the 15th above the Moderate Flood Stage of 11 feet (Minor Flood Stage is 8 feet). This was caused by between 2.5 and 2.75 inches of rain falling over a 9 hour period ending at around 7…

Spring Branch was observed overflowing its banks at several locations, and was flowing several inches deep across multiple roads in the Shawsville community. No damage was reported to the roads, which were open to traffic after the flooding receded.

Plum Creek was observed overflowing its banks, and was flowing several inches deep across Plum Creek Road, as well as within several nearby properties. No damage was reported, with Plum Creek Road open to traffic after the flooding receded. Property damage is the estimated cost o…

The North Fork Roanoke River was observed overflowing its banks at several locations, and began flowing up to 2 feet deep across fields and properties along Catawba Road and Lusters Gate Road. Clubhouse Road was also flooded and impassible until the water receded. No damage was r…

Den Hill Creek was observed overflowing its banks several inches deep across Den Hill Road at multiple locations, making the road impassible. No damage was reported to the road, which was open to traffic after the flooding receded, though large pieces of debris needed to be clean…

Stroubles Creek was observed overflowing its banks into a nearby field and across portions of Stroubles Creek Road a few inches deep. The road was passible to traffic.

Between 1 and 4 inches of fell around Montgomery County from February 11 through February 12, with the highest amounts reported northeast of Blacksburg. Also, between 0.16 inches and 0.62 inches of ice accumulated across the county, with some of the highest reports of 0.62 inches…

Between one and two inches of snow fell across Montgomery County, with the highest report of two inches in the Merrimac area. Between one quarter and three quarters of an inch of ice also accumulated from freezing rain, with the highest report of 0.75 inches in Elliston. Nearly 4…

Runoff from heavy rainfall over nearly saturated soil caused a portion of Roanoke Street to be flooded and impassible for a brief period of time. Rainfall rates at times were close to four inches per hour, with rainfall totals of around 1.5 inches falling in a 90 minute period. C…

Around 90 trees and powerlines were downed by high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene, and resulted in numerous power outages. Over 4,800 customers were reported without power at the peak of high winds Friday afternoon. Agricultural losses totaled over $140,00…

Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees near and along Childress Road. One tree was large enough that a crew with a chainsaw was dispatched to remove it. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew large tree limbs down. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees in Riner.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees along Capistrano Street in Blacksburg.

Thunderstorm winds blew down multiple trees near the intersection of Mount Zion Road and Glade Road.

Thunderstorm winds downed several very large oak trees in the Preston Forest neighborhood.

A small microburst occurred impacting two properties within the 1800 block of Mt. Tabor Road. For the first property, a very large shed/barn completely collapsed. For the second property, the winds pulled barn doors from the hinges and a large piece of landscaping material which …

Gusty winds blew down at least two trees in Blacksburg.

Severe Drought conditions in place at the beginning of the month for all but the extreme northwest corner of Montgomery County improved on December 12th due to the passage of two low pressure systems crossing the lower Mid-Atlantic during the period of December 3rd to the 10th. T…

Severe Drought conditions were declared for nearly all of Montgomery County on November 21st. This is given precipitation from the beginning of October through mid-November was 20 to 30 percent of normal. NASA SPoRT LIS data estimated that average soil moisture in the top 100 cm …

Lightning struck a tree on Dogwood Circle and caused it to catch fire.

A CoCoRaHS Observer (VA-MN-13: Blacksburg 1.7 ESE) recorded a 24-hour rainfall amount of 5.23 inches caused by slow-moving thunderstorms. This 24-hour total is roughly a 25-year ARI per NOAA Atlas 14 Point Precipitation Frequency estimates.

A CoCoRaHS Observer (VA-MN-51: Blacksburg 1.7 ESE) recorded a 24-hour rainfall amount of 4.73 inches caused by slow-moving thunderstorms. This 24-hour total is nearly a 25-year ARI per NOAA Atlas 14 Point Precipitation Frequency estimates.

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg recorded a 24-hour rainfall amount of 4.42 inches at the Weather Forecast Office, caused by slow-moving thunderstorms. This 24-hour total is roughly a 10-year ARI per NOAA Atlas 14 Point Precipitation Frequency estimates. This total is t…

A personal weather station (Weather Underground: KVABLACK128) recorded a 3-hour rainfall amount of 4.25 inches caused by slow-moving thunderstorms. This 3-hour total is nearly a 500-year ARI per NOAA Atlas 14 Point Precipitation Frequency estimates. Rainfall rates were observed r…

A personal weather station (Weather Underground: KVABLACK189) recorded a 3-hour rainfall amount of 4.67 inches caused by slow-moving thunderstorms. This 3-hour total is exceeded a 1,000-year ARI per NOAA Atlas 14 Point Precipitation Frequency estimates. Rainfall rates were observ…

A photo taken by a member of the public shows that Cedar Run flooded out of its banks up to a foot deep across Ellett Road at both locations where the road crosses over the Cedar Run. The flooding was due to 4 to 5 inches of rainfall within a 2-hour period in the headwaters of th…

A National Weather Service employee observed flood waters flowing across North Franklin Street up to 1 foot deep near the intersection with Red Oak Drive. No damage was observed to the road, and it was reopened after the flooding receded.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one large tree limb near the intersection of Grissom Lane and Park Drive.

Hail damaged the scoreboard at Lane Stadium on the Virginia Tech campus. Hail was also observed nearby at the NWS Blacksburg office.

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree near the intersection of South Main Street and Professional Park Drive, and downed another tree in the 500 block of Ellet Road, which landed on a vehicle and caused damage.