Flash Flood in Manassas (c) County, Virginia

Flash Flood May 16, 2011 · Manassas (c) County, Virginia

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Manassas (38.7300, -77.4800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 310169. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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