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Flash Flood — Danville (c), VA

Jul 12, 2013

There was no substantial change in the setup conducive to heavy rainfall on the 11th with extremely high moisture (PWAT in excess of 2���), increasing afternoon instability and periodic impulses providing lift. Storms once again developed during the evening of the 11th, this time mainly over the eastern piedmont counties with the most intense rains focusing over parts of Danville City, Amherst, Buckingham, Campbell, Pittsylvania, Halifax, and Charlotte counties. Radar estimated rainfall s

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 464442). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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