Jul 8, 2021
The center of Tropical Storm Elsa tracked north just inland of the Middle Atlantic Coast from Thursday morning through Thursday night, July 8th. The Tropical Storm produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding across portions of central and south central Virginia, and the Virginia Northern Neck.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 976887). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Petersburg (c) County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.