Flash Flood in Galax (c) County, Virginia
Flash Flood August 12, 2013 · Galax (c) County, Virginia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The public reported that the intersection of Shaw Street and Givens Street was flooded and as a result impassable and closed.
The wider storm
A stationary front to a warm front remain draped across southern Virginia and southern West Virginia. This boundary combined with a persistent moist, unstable air mass across the region served as a focusing mechanism for scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorm development across the region once again. As had been the case much of the summer of 2013, heavy rain and flash flooding were once again the main concerns. Thunderstorms across southwest Virginia during the evening prompted several flash flood warnings netting several flash flood events as rainfall of two to four inches fell in flash flood prone areas within a couple of hours.
Began near Galax (36.6685, -80.9200).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 475272. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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