June 7th-10th, 2019 Flooding

Overview

A stalled frontal boundary combined with a persistent southwest flow of moisture led to flooding, especially across the North Carolina mountains and foothills, June 8th through the 10th, 2019.

Numerous official sites set daily rainfall records on both June 8 and June 9. Four-day totals by the morning of the 10th ranged from 5 to 15 inches, with isolated amounts at unofficial sites approaching 20 inches. The tremendous inflow from various tributaries in the upper Yadkin basin pushed the pool elevation at W. Kerr Scott Reservoir to its highest level since the dam was completed in 1962, reaching 1062.61 feet on June 10th, eclipsing the previous record of 1061.20 feet in November, 1977

Radar Estimated Rainfall June 7th-10th, 2019


Dutch Creek/Watauga River near Valle Crucis, NC June 9th, 2019 (credit: John Downs)	New River at Todd, NC on June 9th, 2019 (credit: Todd Community Facebook)

Storm Reports

Storm Reports

...72 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider             

...North Carolina...

...Alleghany County...
Ennice                       5.27 in   0935 AM 06/09   CWOP
4 SSW Sparta                 5.21 in   0700 AM 06/09   COOP                 
Sparta                       4.16 in   0930 AM 06/09   CWOP                 

...Ashe County...
2 E Jefferson                6.57 in   0700 AM 06/09   COOP
Crumpler                     3.83 in   0945 AM 06/09   CWOP                 

...Caswell County...
Caswell Game Lands           3.48 in   0916 AM 06/09   RAWS                 

...Rockingham County...
Stokesdale                   2.88 in   0931 AM 06/09   CWOP                 

...Stokes County...
Walnut Cove                  4.83 in   0942 AM 06/09   CWOP                 
3 W Capella                  4.37 in   0945 AM 06/09   AWS                  
Madison                      2.69 in   0944 AM 06/09   CWOP                 

...Surry County...
Elkin                        3.81 in   0944 AM 06/09   AWS                  
Raven Knob                   3.06 in   0917 AM 06/09   RAWS                 

...Watauga County...
4 E Boone                   13.57 in   0900 AM 06/09   SPOTTER
Blowing Rock                 9.72 in   0930 AM 06/09   CWOP                                
Boone Watauga Ct             7.04 in   0935 AM 06/09   AWOS                 
Boone                        5.58 in   0931 AM 06/09   CWOP                 
Beech Mountain               4.70 in   0930 AM 06/09   CWOP                 
Banner Elk                   2.75 in   0931 AM 06/09   CWOP                 

...Wilkes County...
2 SSE Wilbar                 8.75 in   0910 AM 06/09   RAWS                 
Blowing Rock                 6.94 in   0931 AM 06/09   CWOP                 
North Wilkesboro             4.46 in   0942 AM 06/09   CWOP                 
Moravian Falls               4.30 in   0930 AM 06/09   CWOP                 

...Virginia...

...Bedford County...
Moneta                       2.84 in   0942 AM 06/09   CWOP                 

...City of Salem County...
Salem City                   3.86 in   0943 AM 06/09   AWS                  

...Craig County...
Craig Valley                 2.26 in   0907 AM 06/09   RAWS                 

...Franklin County...
Rocky Mount                  6.28 in   0700 AM 06/09   COOP
1 NW Rocky Mount             4.47 in   0945 AM 06/09   AWS                  
Penhook                      4.04 in   0942 AM 06/09   CWOP                 
             

...Henry County...
Martinsville                 5.99 in   0700 AM 06/09   COOP
               

...Montgomery County...
Christiansburg               2.91 in   0936 AM 06/09   CWOP                 
4 E Childress                2.25 in   0945 AM 06/09   AWS                  
Elliston                     2.13 in   0942 AM 06/09   CWOP

...Pittsylvania County...
Chatham                      4.35 in   0700 AM 06/09   COOP                 

...Roanoke County...
6 SE Copper Hill             9.06 in   0700 AM 06/09   COCORAHS
Roanoke                      7.44 in   0942 AM 06/09   CWOP                  
Bent Mountain                5.42 in   0945 AM 06/09   CWOP                 
              

...Rockbridge County...
Glenped                      2.33 in   0842 AM 06/09   RAWS

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