May 5, 2017
Low pressure was located across the Tennessee Valley while a strong low level jet transported moisture into the Mid-Atlantic. Showers and thunderstorms led to heavy rain across northern and central Virginia leading to scattered flooding mainly from rivers and creeks over flowing.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 695670). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Albemarle County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.