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Flash Flood — Franklin, VA

May 14, 2012

A slow moving upper level low pressure system moving across the Tennessee Valley triggered widespread showers and thunderstorms along the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and Virginia. A few storm became strong to severe in North Carolina, where atmospheric instability was greatest. The ground was observed to be saturated in many areas along the Blue Ridge from rainfall during previous days, which helped to enhance the flooding threat. Rainfall amounts of one to two inches were widespre

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 384159). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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