Flash Flood — Charlottesville (c), Virginia

2008-03-04 to 2008-03-05 · near Charlottesville, Charlottesville (c), Virginia

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 88450. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.