Flood — Hopewell (c), Virginia

2018-05-18 to 2018-05-19 · near Hopewell, Hopewell (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Numerous roads remained closed due to ongoing flooding from heavy rainfall across portions of the county.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms associated with areas of low pressure along a frontal boundary produced heavy rain which caused lingering flooding across portions of central, south central, and eastern Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 761081. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.