Flash Flood — Alleghany, Virginia

2020-06-17 to 2020-06-18 · near Lowmoor, Alleghany, Virginia

Event narrative

Up to a foot of water was observed flowing over Valley Ridge Road at the corner of Woodland Road and Magnolia Street.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 899528. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.