Rain Totals Yesterday-Today

At Noon, the cold front has made it into Southeast Virginia, already past Williamsburg, Petersburg, and approaching Emporia on down into Central North Carolina. Southeast of the front, scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. Behind the front, scattered showers will continue to move through Central Virginia, but taper off gradually through the afternoon and early evening. Here are some of the rain totals from yesterday through today:

Norfolk 3.69"
Stony Creek 2.0"
Wakefield 1.85"
Charlottesville 1.8"
Locust Grove 0.8"
Emporia 0.59"
Williamsburg 0.48"
Lynchburg 0.39"
Danville 0.36"
Elko 0.15"
Reedville 0.2"
Farmville 0.08"
West End of Richmond 0.04"
Petersburg 0.05"
Richmond International Airport 0.03"
Fredericksburg 0.16"
Ashland 0.08"
Crewe 0.7"

Periods of Rain Today

Scattered showers and embedded, isolated thunderstorms are moving northeast through the state Thursday, some continaining heavy, beneficial rainfall. A cool front is slowly moving southeast through Virginia today, and will clear the state by Midnight tonight. Until then, periods of rain will continue off and on through the afternoon, gradually winding down from west to east this evening.
You can email me your rain totals from yesterday through today at crose@wtvr.com.

Much Needed Rain On The Way

Widespread rain with embedded thunderstorms will overspread central Virginia tonight, ahead of an upper-level wave and associated surface cool front. Much of the area is well below normal in rainfall for the year, with the deficit now at 6.25" in Richmond. The downside to this rain event will be the flash flooding, which will likely occur in many areas. The rain should come through in several waves, with the last of the activity ending from west to east Thursday afternoon.