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Flash Flood — Henry, VA

Jun 16, 2017

Evening convection redeveloped on the 16th with the Blue Ridge foothills and southside VA counties (Henry, Pittsylvania, Franklin and Halifax) once again receiving the bulk of the rainfall. Rainfall was estimated by radar at 1 to 2.5 inches in a few hours. Several reports were received of flooding issues in the Bassett area north of Martinsville. Lesser amounts produced minor flooding in Tazewell County.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 704660). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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