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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 787,822 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 130,716 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2018-10-11T11:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2018-10-12T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | VIRGINIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | ROANOKE |
| Latitudelat | 37.198 |
| Longitudelon | -80.037 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 37.198 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -80.037 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | CoCoRaHS |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Hurricane Michael made landfall along the Florida panhandle as major hurricane (Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale) on Wednesday afternoon, October 10th, 2018, then tracked northeastward with the northern portion of the storm circulation tracking across portions of Southside, Virginia Thursday afternoon, the 11th. A deep flow of tropical moisture into the Appalachians and central mid Atlantic region ahead of the storm began to generate excessive rainfall across portions of the region as early as Wednesday evening, mainly along the Interstate 77 corridor, causing some degree of flash flooding and otherwise saturating the ground even before the arrival of the rainfall directly associated with Michael.||As the storm circulation approached on Thursday, a cold front moving in from the west and interacted with the storm and enhanced rainfall especially east of Interstate 81. Widespread rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches were reported, along with local amounts over 10 inches, mainly from the mountains of North Carolina up through Southside Virginia. This resulted in significant flash flooding with flash flood emergencies issued for the city of Roanoke, as well as Roanoke County, and southern Pittsylvania county including the city of Danville. Unfortunately, there were five fatalities as vehicles were swept away by flash flood waters in Pittsylvania County, Danville, and Charlotte County, Virginia.||The massive volume of water also then generated rapid rises on rivers including the New, Roanoke, and Dan. Major flooding was reported at several river gage locations along with a couple of record crests. There were a few landslides reported as well, blocking roads and in one case destroying a shed.||In addition, as the northern portion of the storm circulation moved across the Piedmont, bands of heavier rains/convection developed and mixed strong winds down to the surface. Many trees were blown down in the water logged soil especially across Pittsylvania, Halifax and Charlotte counties of Virginia where rainfall was heaviest. Despite some initial reports of tornado sightings, damage surveys revealed no conclusive evidence of tornadic circulations and judged damage was caused by straight line winds. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | The CoCoRaHS observer at Cave Spring 2.4 SSW (VA-RN-1) measured 5.40 inches of rain in the 24-hours ending at 700 AM local time on the 12th. Most of the rain fell in thunderstorms over several hours from mid-morning to early afternoon on the 11th. Widespread flash flooding was reported in the County. |
| Yearyear | 2,018 |
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