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Flash Flood — Tazewell, VA

Jun 13, 2010

Two thunderstorm complexes moved around a ridge centered over the southeastern states and into Virginia. The first complex strengthened when it moved east of the Blue Ridge and produced widespread wind damage. The second complex arrived in the evening and produced flash flooding across the mountain empire of Virginia.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 239121). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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