Flood — Wise, Virginia

2023-02-17 · near Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia

Event narrative

The South Fork Powell River inundated Proctor Street on both sides of the bridge that crosses the river near Wallens Ridge Blvd.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rain was triggered by a cold front slowly displacing a warm sector whose precipitable water anomaly was near the maximum for the day.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1071132. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.