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Flash Flood — Buckingham, VA

Mar 24, 2012

A closed upper level low crossed the Appalachians from the Tennessee Valley. Meanwhile, a dry slot formed ahead of this feature allowing for increased instability over the mountains and foothills and promoting the development of discrete supercell storms. The storms evolved into a quasi-linear convective system as they moved east across central and southside Virginia. The storms displayed considerable rotation on radar and over a half dozen tornado warnings were issued although no tornadoes were

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 374708). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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