Flash Flood — Louisa, Virginia

2024-08-29 · near Ellisville, Louisa, Virginia

Event narrative

VDOT reported that the intersection of Goldmine Road and Bibb Store Road was flooded. The road remained flooded until 7 AM the next day.

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 1213836. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.