Flood in Waynesboro (c) County, Virginia

Flood May 5, 2017 · Waynesboro (c) County, Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The stream gauge on South River at Dooms exceeded the 11 foot flood stage and peaked at 11.23 feet at 10:15 EST. At this level, agricultural flooding was occurring near the river. Livestock should have been moved to higher ground. Flooding was also occurring in the City of Waynesboro to the south.

The wider storm

Low pressure was located across the Tennessee Valley while a strong low level jet transported moisture into the Mid-Atlantic. Showers and thunderstorms led to heavy rain across northern and central Virginia leading to scattered flooding mainly from rivers and creeks over flowing.

Began near Waynesboro (38.0552, -78.8781).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 695366. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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