Heavy Rain — Louisa, Virginia

2024-08-29 · near Blue Ridge Shrs, Louisa, Virginia

Event narrative

A mesonet measured 3.75 inches of rain in one hour at Blue Ridge Shores at Lake Louisa.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed and trained along a stationary front draped across central Virginia on the night of August 29. These storms produced heavy rain and flash flooding given slow storm motions and cell mergers. Damaging wind gusts also occurred with the strongest storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213829. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.