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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
946 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 PM     Flash Flood      Bluewell                37.31N 81.26W
05/18/2024                   Mercer             WV   Newspaper

            Portions of Coal Heritage Road were observed
            covered by at least 6 inches of flowing
            water.

0840 PM     Rain             1 NNE Bluewell          37.33N 81.25W
05/18/2024  M2.61 Inch       Mercer             WV   Public

            A personal weather station near Bluewell
            measured 2.61 inches of rain during a little
            over 2 hours, which is between a 25- and a
            50-year Average Recurrence Interval per NOAA
            Atlas 14 precipitation frequency estimates.

0845 PM     Flash Flood      Bluewell                37.31N 81.26W
05/18/2024                   Mercer             WV   Newspaper

            Multiple businesses along Coal Heritage Road
            were flooded at least several inches deep as
            Lorton Lick Road overflowed its banks.


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