Flash Flood in Albemarle County, Virginia

The Moormans River near Free Union river gauge reached minor flood stage with a peak crest of 15.02 feet. At 14 feet, water begins to flood the lower portions of a campground near the river.

A slow moving closed upper level low originating from the Gulf of America brought anomalous moisture into the area. A long duration period of rain ensued, with rain rates exceeding two inches an hour during the afternoon and evening of May 13th. The slow moving storms coupled with training led to localized rainfall totals of four to eight inches across the Blue Ridge, with lesser amounts of two to four inches along and west of I-95. Flooding lingered into the morning hours of May 14th.