Heavy Rain — Martinsville (c), Virginia

2017-06-16 to 2017-06-17 · near Martinsville, Martinsville (c), Virginia

Event narrative

The 2.43 in 24-hours was the 7th highest June daily rainfall at the Martinsville COOP station (MARV2) , with nearly complete data back to 1930.

Wider weather episode

Evening convection redeveloped on the 16th with the Blue Ridge foothills and southside VA counties (Henry, Pittsylvania, Franklin and Halifax) once again receiving the bulk of the rainfall. Rainfall was estimated by radar at 1 to 2.5 inches in a few hours. Several reports were received of flooding issues in the Bassett area north of Martinsville. Lesser amounts produced minor flooding in Tazewell County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 709370. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.