Flood — Harrisonburg (c), Virginia

2018-05-27 · near Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg (c), Virginia

Event narrative

A portion of Country Club Road in Harrisonburg was flooded.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front over Maryland during the afternoon hours of May 27th. Moderate to heavy rain on saturated soil produced flooding in portions of northern Virginia. The soils were so saturated that just moderate rain caused more flooding near Harrisonburg during the afternoon of the 28th as the cold front pushed through the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 759988. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.