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Event Details
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | VIRGINIA |
| County/Area | HENRY |
| WFO | RNK |
| Begin Date | 05/08/2008 21:54:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Range | 2 |
| Begin Azimuth | E |
| Begin Location | BASSETT |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 36.77/-79.94 |
| End Date | 05/09/2008 03:30:00 EST-5 |
| End Range | 2 |
| End Azimuth | E |
| End Location | BASSETT |
| End Lat/Lon | 36.76/-79.94 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Thunderstorms, some severe, brought torrential rains to portions of Southwest Virginia, during the evening of May 8th, into the morning of May 9th. Up to 5 inches of rain fell in a few locations, leading to flash flooding. |
| Event Narrative | Little Reed Creek flooded portions of Colonial Hill Drive and Jessteen Lane. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 61.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| COLLINSVILLE | HENRY CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 21:15 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SANVILLE | HENRY CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 21:34 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CHESTNUT KNOB | HENRY CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 21:53 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K | |
| BASSETT | HENRY CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 21:54 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JONES CREEK | MARTINSVILLE (C) CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 21:56 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HURT | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 22:15 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MARTINSVILLE CITY | HENRY CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 22:17 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NARUNA | CAMPBELL CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 23:30 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K | |
| WORLDS | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 01:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BOXWOOD | HENRY CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 02:15 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| IRISBURG | HENRY CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 02:30 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OLD LIBERTY | HENRY CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 02:40 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MARTINSVILLE | MARTINSVILLE (C) CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 02:40 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K | |
| MT AIRY | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 03:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| CHALK LEVEL | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 03:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DANVILLE | DANVILLE (C) CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 06:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| CHALK LEVEL | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MT AIRY | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MOTLEY | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RENAN | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GLENLAND | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 61.00K | 0.00K |
