Flash Flood — Galax (c), Virginia

2010-07-26 · near Galax, Galax (c), Virginia

Event narrative

A foot and a half of water was flowing across Creekview Drive.

Wider weather episode

A weakening cold front across the region interacted with warm and moist air mass to produce slow moving storms over Carroll county. These storms caused flash flooding in Galax.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 243202. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.