Flood — Waynesboro (c), Virginia

2011-04-16 · near Waynesboro, Waynesboro (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Child and adult swept into Rockfish Run from the Kirby Street Bridge.

Wider weather episode

A strong and closed low pressure system over the Ohio Valley remained nearly stationary through the 16th, bringing copious moisture northward up the eastern seaboard. Lift to produce showers and thunderstorms was focused along a warm front that passed north through the mid-Atlantic during the morning. With ground already saturated from several rounds of significant rainfall in the past week, flooding and flash flooding resulted. Rainfall amounts of over 4 inches were observed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 301959. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.