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Flash Flood — Craig, VA

Apr 13, 2020

A strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13. The heavy rains resulted from a deep plume of tropical moisture lifted northward ahead of the cold front. Heavy rain began during the evening of April 12th and exited the region shortly after sunrise on the 13th, lasting roughly a 12-hour period. Between 1.5 and 4 inches of rain fell across the mountains and foothills, with iso

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 885524). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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