Flood — Emporia, Virginia

2012-08-28 · near Emporia, Emporia, Virginia

Event narrative

Numerous streets were flooded throughout the city. Water was to the bottom of a few buildings.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms along a cold front produced heavy rain which caused flooding across portions of south central Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 411032. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.