| Event |
Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain |
| State |
VIRGINIA |
| County/Area |
FRANKLIN |
| WFO |
RNK |
| Begin Date |
05/14/2012 20:00:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Range |
1 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NNW |
| Begin Location |
BURNT CHIMNEY |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
37.12/-79.84 |
| End Date |
05/14/2012 23:00:00 EST-5 |
| End Range |
1 |
| End Azimuth |
NE |
| End Location |
BURNT CHIMNEY |
| End Lat/Lon |
37.11/-79.82 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
190.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
A slow moving upper level low pressure system moving across the Tennessee Valley triggered widespread showers and thunderstorms along the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and Virginia. A few storm became strong to severe in North Carolina, where atmospheric instability was greatest. The ground was observed to be saturated in many areas along the Blue Ridge from rainfall during previous days, which helped to enhance the flooding threat. Rainfall amounts of one to two inches were widespread across the region, while three to six inch rainfall amounts were more common along the Blue Ridge Mountains. Portions of Franklin County received eight to nine inches of rain. |
| Event Narrative |
Extensive flooding was reported across northern and eastern Franklin County. The biggest problems were observed between Rocky Mount and Smith Mountain Lake. Nine vehicles were reported having been stranded in flood waters along Highway 122. Two sixty-inch culverts were washed out at the Windy Ridge Farm sub-division, leaving the community cut-off to outside access for the fifteen residents living there. Other roads sustained minor damage by flood waters. Rainfall amounts of eight to nine inches fell in the warned area, while amounts of 3 to 6 inches were more common in the surrounding areas. |
