Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Monday Rainfall & Severe Reports

The strong cold front that moved through the Commonwealth Monday afternoon and evening did kick off some strong to severe thunderstorms in the region with locally heavy rainfall. Here is a snapshot of the storm-total precipitation:
(Radar image from Wakefield at NWS)
The highest rain totals were in northern Sussex County, with up to 4"-5" in isolated spots. More widespread totals were in the 2"-3" range in the swath of yellow.
Here are the severe weather reports from Monday:
Severe weather reports included Quarter to Golf-ball Size Hail in Boydton in Mecklenburg County, and also tree damage in South Boston, Ringgold, and Nathalie in south-central Virginia.

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