Flash Flood in Covington (c) County, Virginia

Flash Flood June 17, 2020 · Covington (c) County, Virginia

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous roads were flooded and closed in Covington including South Craig Avenue, South Royal Avenue and and South Highland Avenue.

The wider storm

A broad closed upper low drifted across South Carolina and northwest back into southwest Virginia and West Virginia bringing persistent rainfall that eventually led to flooding. There were repeated rounds of heavy rainfall with widespread amounts of 2 to 5 inches, with isolated totals over 10 inches in a 3-day period in parts of Halifax County, VA.

Began near Covington (37.7800, -79.9800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 899520. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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