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Heavy Rain in Essex County, Virginia

Heavy Rain October 20, 2019 · Essex County, Virginia

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Rainfall total of 1.75 inches was reported at Dunnsville. Rainfall total of 1.46 inches was reported at Tappahannock.

The wider storm

Remnant low pressure of Tropical Storm Nestor tracked northeast across eastern North Carolina and off the southeast Virginia coast during Sunday, October 20th. This storm produced heavy rain which caused some minor flooding across portions of central and eastern Virginia. Rainfall totals ranged from 1.5 inches to near 4.5 inches.

Began near Dunnsville (37.8900, -76.8100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 862489. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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