Flash Flood in Petersburg (c) County, Virginia

Flash Flood July 26, 2021 · Petersburg (c) County, Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Bank and Bollingbrook Streets were closed at Crater Road due to water over road. There were numerous reports of 3 to 4 inches of rainfall in this area over the past 90 minutes.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms in advance of a frontal boundary produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding across portions of central Virginia.

Began near Petersburg (37.2300, -77.3900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 975198. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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