Roanoke storm history

The Roanoke Times reported that a 2-year old girl was found dead on September 1st after being left in a parked, closed van in southeast Roanoke. The high temperatures on the 31st reached 90 degrees for the first time during the month of August 2014. The girl was pronounced dead a…

Numerous reports of quarter to golf ball-sized hail were received from trained spotters and the public across the city of Roanoke and surrounding areas just outside of the city on the northwest, west, and southwest sides. Quarter-sized hail was observed at the Glen Cove Elementar…

The entire roof blew off of a twelve unit, three story apartment building on Highland Farms Road. The exposed third floor apartments received significant water damage due to the ongoing thunderstorm. Water soaked into second story apartments. Damage values are estimated.

Wind gusts at or above 58 mph occurred around one mile north of Bent Mountain from the early afternoon of the 29th through the late evening. The strongest gust of 63 mph occurred at 10:09 PM EST.

Damaging winds, occurring behind an exiting cold front, blew down a tree near the intersection of Mount Chestnut Road and Route 221. Damage values are estimated.

Widespread snowfall occurred across the county during the morning hours through the early evening of the 8th. Snowfall amounts ranged from 3.0 inches at both Cave Spring and a location one mile southeast of Cave Spring to 5.5 inches at a location three miles north of Bradshaw. Ke…

Snowfall across the county ranged from 2.5 inches in the City of Roanoke to locally as high as 4.8 inches near the community of Cave Springs. The majority of the county, including the Cities of Roanoke and Salem, received less than 4 inches. Key Impacts: Hazardous travel.

Heavy rain resulted in at least 3 feet of water flooding the Shaffer's Crossing underpass area of the City of Roanoke. The occupants of at least one vehicle required swift water rescue as their car became stranded in the flood waters. After the flash flooding ended, the underpass…

The parking lot and first floor hotel rooms of the Extended Stay America Hotel were evacuated due to a culvert running under Frontage Road NW backing up across the hotel property. This was due to between 4 and 5 inches of rain falling within a 2 hour period in the local area. Vid…

Peters Creek was observed flowing several feet out of its banks due to flooding caused by 4 to 5 of rain within a 2-hour period. The creek was observed flowing across Northwood Drive NW up to 2 feet deep, with water flooding across the Audi Auto Dealership lot. Minor water intrus…

Runoff from 4 to 5 of rainfall was observed flowing several inches deep across Ring Road near the Valley View Mall.

Lightning struck a house and set it on fire along the 4500 block of Rosecrest Road. Damage to the house was confined to the kitchen area.

A few power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds along Kentucky Avenue.

A 73 mile per hour gust was measured at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport.

A large tree limb was snapped off by thunderstorm winds and fell onto a utility wire on Grove Lane.

A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds along Shadwell Drive near Tinker Creek.

Thunderstorm winds downed powerlines on Morehead Avenue.

Thunderstorm winds caused a tree to snap on Larkview Circle.

High winds blew down several trees across the city of Roanoke.

High winds blew down multiple trees that fell on to power lines near the intersection of Strother Road and Creston Avenue and also near the intersection of Franklin Road and Avenham Avenue.

Several power lines were blown down by non-thunderstorm winds around Roanoke. In addition, the Roanoke Airport ASOS reported a wind gust of 50 knots.

The Roanoke River at Glenvar, VA (GNVV2) crested at 15.26 feet (15,359 cfs) at 12:15 am EST on the 16th above the Moderate Flood Stage of 14 feet (Minor Flood Stage is 9 feet). This was caused by between 2.5 and 2.75 inches of rain falling over a 9 hour period ending at around 7:…

Numerous creeks and streams were reported flooded out of their banks and across several roads throughout the county, making them impassible until the flood waters receded.

Brookside Park was reported flooded as Carvin Creek rose out of its banks. Property damage was the estimated cost of clearing debris out of the park once the flooding receded.

Between 2 and 4 inches of snow fell across Roanoke County, including 4 inches in the city of Salem and in Bent Mountain. Also, between 0.1 and 0.6 inches of ice accumulated, with the highest amount of 0.6 inches of ice reported in Bent Mountain. There were 30 reports of downed tr…

A 59 mph wind gust was measured at the Roanoke Airport. Over 1,000 customers in Roanoke County and City had lost power by the morning of January 29th.

Between one and two inches of snow fell across Roanoke County from January 5th through January 6th, with the highest amount of two inches reported in to the south southwest of Roanoke. Between 0.25 to 0.6 inches of ice accumulation was reported, with the highest report of 0.6 inc…

The KROA ASOS at the Roanoke airport recorded a wind gust of 59 mph.

A few trees were downed by high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene. Over 12,000 customers were reported without power by the peak of the high winds, late Friday morning. One postal worker was injured when a tree fell on him on Quails Place in Hollins, Virginia…

Thunderstorm winds downed a couple power lines near Idlewild Boulevard.

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

Winds downed power lines within the 2700 block of Mansfield Street NE in the City of Roanoke. Damage values are estimated.

Portions of Boulevard Street and 24th Street were flooded between three and four feet deep in spots by runoff from heavy rain. No damage was reported to the roads, which were reopened to traffic after the flooding receded.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree on Fleming Avenue, one tree on Whittle Street, one tree on Forest Hill Avenue, and several tree limbs that were at least six inches in diameter on Yeager Avenue.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Dent Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree near the intersection of Harborwood Road and Lapping Lane.

Poor drainage due to around 1.5 inches of rainfall within an hour caused standing water near within the 4800 block of Valley View Boulevard, making the road impassible for a brief period of time. The road was reopened after the flooding receded, with no damage reported.

Standing water due to between 1.25 and 1.5 inches of rainfall within an hour was reported at the intersection of Peters Creek Road NW and Melrose Avenue, making the intersection impassible for a brief period of time. Rainfall rates briefly reached up to 3 inches per hour in the a…

Poor drainage due to around 1.5 inches of rainfall within an hour caused standing water near near the 900 block of Van Buren Street NW, making the street impassible for a brief period of time. Rainfall rates briefly were estimated to be around 3 inches per hour.

Thunderstorm winds blew down multiple trees near the intersection of Old Mountain Road and Ashburn Road.

Thunderstorm winds downed a few power lines around the City of Roanoke, one in the 3600 block of Shenandoah Avenue Northwest, one at the intersection of Forest Hill Avenue and Spring Hollow Avenue Northwest, one at the intersection of Oliver Road and Mapleton Avenue, and another …

A few hailstones the size of quarters were reported on Blacksburg Road.

Numerous hailstones at least the size of a quarter were reported at Watkins Market on Bradshaw Road.

A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds about three miles southwest of US 311 along Blacksburg Road.

Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds between the 4000 and 5000 block of Bradshaw Road, and some of the fallen trees caused damage to fencing.

Gusty winds blew down several trees and power lines across the county, which resulted in notable power outages. The highest wind gust reported in the county was 59 mph from the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at the Roanoke-Blacksburg regional airport.

A few power lines were blown down by high winds in the City of Roanoke, leading to almost 1000 customers losing power. A gust of 61 MPH was measured at the Roanoke ASOS. These high winds downed power lines off Plantation Road and Tacoma Avenue; downed power lines off 11th street;…

Snowfall accumulations ranged from three to four inches across Roanoke and Roanoke County, including a report of 3.5 inches at Bent Mountain. Key impacts: traffic delays and accidents.