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The storm surge tracked into the central portion of the state, with a site on the James River in Richmond reporting an estimated surge of about 9 feet (2.7 m), about 103 river miles (166 km) from its confluence with the lower Chesapeake Bay. Additionally, widespread areas of heavy rainfall of over 5 inches (130 mm) led to flooding of rivers. [7]
Richmond, Virginia, also recorded its wettest December following this week's storm.As of Saturday, 8.87 inches had fallen, edging out the old high water mark (pun intended) of 8.16 inches from 2009.
Climate data for Richmond International Airport, Virginia (1991–2020 normals, [e] ... of rainfall to portions of Nelson County in a matter of hours. [25]
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The heaviest rain fell from Williamsburg County, through Florence and Darlington counties, [16] where rainfall amounts ranged from 5 in (130 mm) to over 10 in (250 mm). [1] This resulted in flash flooding, up to 5 ft (1.5 m) deep in some cases, which overwashed and closed several roads.
Over three days, rain amounts of 6 inches to 30 inches or more fell across a region from north Georgia through western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee and into Virginia.
Widespread areas reported over 10 in (250 mm) of precipitation, with an unofficial total of about 14 in (360 mm) in West Virginia. [1] Flash flooding occurred in mountainous portions of Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, [7] after orographic lift caused particularly high rainfall totals in the southern Appalachian Mountains. [6]
Rainfall amounts on the order of 0.50 of an inch to 2 inches have been common across the South, with this area overlapping some of the worst drought conditions in the region, especially across ...