Flash Flood — Manassas (c), Virginia

2011-05-16 · near Manassas, Manassas (c), Virginia

Event narrative

A high water rescue was underway near the intersection of Lucasville Road and Hidden Spring Drive. Water was 3 feet deep. A rain gage nearby measured 1.90 inches.

Wider weather episode

A nearly stationary area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley produced several days of intermittent showers and thunderstorms across the mid-Atlantic leading up to May 16th. On the afternoon and evening of May 16, training thunderstorms over saturated produced in excess of 2 inches of rain across portions of Prince William County and adjacent independent cities. This prompted flash flooding over the southwestern suburbs of the Washington metropolitan area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 310169. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.