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Flood — Mecklenburg, VA

Oct 8, 2016

The combination of a cold front moving through the Mid Atlantic and Post Tropical Cyclone Matthew tracking northeast just off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts, produced heavy rain which caused flooding across portions of south central Virginia from Saturday night, October 8th into Sunday afternoon, October 9th.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 664214). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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