Flash Flood — Hopewell (c), Virginia

2020-08-15 · near Hopewell, Hopewell (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Numerous roads were flooded in the city of Hopewell.

Wider weather episode

Scattered showers and thunderstorms associated with low pressure and a frontal boundary produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding across portions of central and southeast Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 918298. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.