Update On Rivers & Streams

You can see the impact of the rain over the past couple days. Rivers and streams in northern and western Virginia are now running normal to high (it's been a long time since this has happened). Even though rivers and streams are still running low in central and southeastern Virginia, their levels will rise a little bit because of runoff upstream. Unfortunately, this won't be significant enough to help with the drought.

Another Round of Rain Last Night

We had another round of heavy rain right through Central Virginia last night, adding another half inch for many of us. This puts the two-day rainfall total in spots at an inch or better! Officially at the airport, though, the storm last night just skirted the measurement site, only recording 0.01" of accumulation. This means our year-to-date deficit is at 4.96" below average, at least at RIC, which is what "counts" for the climate record.
This afternoon and early evening we'll have a chance for scattered showers and storms in the area, but this should be our last decent chance for rain for a few days.