Weather Alert in Virginia
Flash Flood Warning issued May 13 at 7:00PM EDT until May 13 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
AREAS AFFECTED: Albemarle, VA; Greene, VA; Madison, VA; Orange, VA; City of Charlottesville, VA
DESCRIPTION: At 700 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Charlottesville... Orange... Madison... Stanardsville... Big Meadows... Campbell... Westmoreland... Hollymead... Gordonsville... Ruckersville... Brightwood... Scottsville... Newtown... Dawsonville... Burtonville... Eheart... Quinque... Rochelle... Shelby... Barboursville... This includes the following Flood Prone Roads... Route 649 at The North Fork of The Rivanna River, Route 53 near Monticello, Route 795 at Ashlawn Drive, Route 601 at Faulconer Drive, Ivy Road, Preddy Creek Road at Preddy Creek, Carters Mountain Road near Murphy's Creek, Route 641 at Burnley Branch, Route 620 at Buck Island Creek, Cambell Road at Mechunk Creek, Route 795 near The Hardware River, Briery Creek Road at Briery Creek, Route 729 at The Rivanna River, Route 640 near Preddy Creek, Route 600 at Preddy Creek, Route 29 near North Fork of The Rivanna River, Route 643 near South Fork of The Rivanna River, North Berkshire Road, Cherry Ave from Ridge St to Roosevelt Brown Blvd, Cherry Avenue at Highland Avenue, McIntire Road at Route 250, 6th Street Southeast, Meade Avenue at Market Street, High Street at Long Street, Mutton Hollow Road near Spotswood Trail, Carpenters Mill Road at Route 607, Advance Mills Road and and Route 617, Westview Road and Deep Step Drive, Seminole Trail at White Run near Route 645, Route 621 along South River near Madison Road, 3300 Block of Spotswood Trail, Carpenters Mill Road and State Route 607, Garth Road near Swift Run, Dyke Road near Blue Run near Spotswood Trail, South River Road near The South River, Dundee Road at The South River, Middle River Road near The Conway River, Octonia Road at South River Road, Celt Road near Amicus Road, F T Valley Road at Hughes River, Route 15 at Montebello Road, Route 20 at Route 33, Route 637 near Poorhouse Run, Jones Mill Road, Route 20 East of Route 15, Route 20 at Route 231 and Route 641 near Blue Run Creek.
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?
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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions
which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to
their surface.
Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily
destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel
doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation
similar to situations which produce snowfall.
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
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