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Flash Flood — Bland, VA

Jun 27, 2016

An approaching cold front brought thunderstorms with widespread showers and pockets of heavy rainfall from mid to late morning on the 27th and continuing into the early evening. Rainfall under the most intense storms was estimated by radar at 1 to 2.5 inches with locally higher amounts up to 3 inches, most of which fell in under 3 hours. An NWS COOP gage near Glasgow measured 3.55 inches for the 24-hours ending at 12z (800 EDT) on the 28th most of which fell in several hours.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 645635). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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