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Heavy Rain in Emporia County, Virginia

Heavy Rain October 24, 2007 – October 27, 2007 · Emporia County, Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Rainfall amounts averaged between two and four inches across the county.

The wider storm

The combination of low pressure over the Southeast United States and a nearly stationary frontal boundary across the Middle Atlantic Region helped to produce heavy rain across portions of Central and Eastern Virginia. The storm system brought an average of three to four inches of rainfall to the area. Locally heavier amounts over six inches were reported with some in excess of 7 inches.

Began near Emporia (36.6800, -77.5300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 64167. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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