Flood in Manassas (c) County, Virginia

Flood May 9, 2008 · Manassas (c) County, Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

City of Manassas Law Enforcement reported flooding at Piper Road at Route 28.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system crossed the Mid Atlantic during the afternoon and evening hours of May 8th. This system along with warm temperatures and high dew points triggered numerous strong to severe showers and thunderstorms across the region. Two tornadoes occurred in central Virginia. Several storms produced damaging winds that downed trees and power lines in portions of northern and central Virginia. A few locations reported flooding as storms trained over the same area through the afternoon and evening.

Began near Manassas (38.7383, -77.5349).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Stafford County EF0 Nelson County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 98707. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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