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Flooding in Franklin after Hurricane Floyd Flood level marker in downtown Franklin Franklin is located in southeastern Virginia at 36°40′38″N 76°55′20″W / 36.67722°N 76.92222°W / 36.67722; -76.92222 (36.6772, -76.
With a death toll of 85, Hurricane Floyd was the deadliest United States hurricane since Hurricane Agnes in 1972. The storm was the third-costliest hurricane in the nation's history at the time, with monetary damage estimated at $6.5 billion (1999 USD); it ranked the 19th costliest as of 2017. [ 24 ]
Hurricane Floyd. A large swath of heavy rainfall spread up the East Coast along a frontal zone draping over the northern side of Hurricane Floyd. [84] Nearly 10 inches (250 mm) fell across portions of New Hampshire, the most recorded during the passage of a tropical cyclone or its remnants. [28]
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Franklin County is a county located in the Blue Ridge foothills of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,477. [1] Its county seat is Rocky Mount. [2] Franklin County is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area and is located in the Roanoke Region of Virginia. [3]
The river was strongly affected by Hurricane Floyd in 1999 and caused much flooding in the area. The Tar River suffered the worst flooding from the hurricane, exceeding 500-year flood levels along its lower stretches; it crested 24 feet (7.3 m) above flood stage. In Greenville it crested at 29.74 ft. (9.1 m) [2]
In 2023, Floyd County was declared a disaster again for 14th time, starting in 2011. ... this time from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. Flooding is the most common disaster in the United States ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 08:01, 31 January 2006: 350 × 269 (35 KB): Jdorje~commonswiki: his flood map shows a comparison of the flood data collected by AVHRR (pink pixels), Radarsat (red pixels), and Landsat 7 (green pixels).