Heavy Rain in Bath County, Virginia

The IFLOWS gauge at the Bath County Pump Storage Station observed 0.12 inches of rainfall on the 27th and 2.28 inches rainfall on the 28th for a 48-hour total of 2.40 inches.

Multiple waves of energy passing along a stalled frontal boundary near the Ohio River resulted in several rounds of prolonged and, at times, heavy rain across the northern half of Bath County. In the 48 hour period ending 10 am on the 28th, the northern half of Bath County had already received between 2 to locally 3.25 inches of rainfall from shower and thunderstorm activity. Snow pack prior to the arrival of the rainfall was confined to the highest ridge tops, where locally up to 4 inches was on the ground. By the morning of the 28th, soils were almost completely saturated, resulting in efficient runoff of rainfall from showers and thunderstorms that would occur during the evening.