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Flash Flood in Charlottesville (c) County, Virginia
Flash Flood March 4, 2008 – March 5, 2008 · Charlottesville (c) County, Virginia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The City of Charlottesville Emergency Management reported 1 foot of running water over the roadway. There was also a washout of a road under construction at th3 00th block of 15 St NW.
The wider storm
An area of low pressure moving over West Virginia pushed a strong cold front through the region during the early morning hours of March 5th. This front triggered several strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds as well as heavy rain. Several lines of thunderstorms crossed the region from the evening of March 4th through the early morning of March 5th. Heavy rain lead to several road closures due to flooding. Wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were measured at several locations, with a maximum wind gust of 74 mph measured at Reagan National Airport. There were numerous reports of trees and power lines down across central and northern Virginia.
Began near Charlottesville (38.0377, -78.4990).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 88450. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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