Flash Flood in Falls Church (c) County, Virginia

Flash Flood June 1, 2012 · Falls Church (c) County, Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flash flooding on Lincoln Avenue at West Street.

The wider storm

Low pressure tracked through the Ohio Valley and into the Great Lakes. The warm front associated with this system passed through our region during the first. Plenty of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean combined with strong forcing associated with the warm front, causing thunderstorms to develop. Nearly saturated low levels and training activity supported very heavy rainfall and flash flooding was reported. The highest rainfall total observed was in the City of Falls Church, where 3.54 inches fell.

Began near Falls Church (38.8900, -77.1800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 392708. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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