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Flood — Tazewell, VA

Mar 1, 2021

Multiple days of rainfall, which was heavy at times, produced saturated soils across much of Tazewell County, especially across the headwaters of the Clinch River. During the early morning hours of March 1st, the cold front moved southward from the Ohio River Valley, bringing the axis of heavy rain across the county. Clinch River basin average rainfall upstream of Richlands was 1.25 to 1.5 inches for the 24-hour period ending 8 am on the 1st, and 2.5 to 3 inches for the 72-hour period ending a

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 949132). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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